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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 233 · 1962
Burdwan
Winner — 1962
RADHARANI MAHATAB
INC· INC
INC 67.4%CPI 31.1%2 others 1.5%
Votes
34,590
67.4% share
Winning margin
18,649
36.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.1%
of 1,02,480
Burdwan is a safe seat — RADHARANI MAHATAB won by 36.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADHARANI MAHATAB | INC | 34,590 | 67.4% |
| 2 | BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHURY | Left | 15,941 | 31.1% |
| 3 | SUBHAMAY SUR | SBP | 424 | 0.8% |
| 4 | ANIL GANGOPADHYYA | WPI | 348 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (87th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 3.6% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
87th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
46th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 67.4%CPI 31.1%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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