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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1962
Katwa
Winner — 1962
SUBODH CHOUDHURY
CPI· Left
CPI 56.8%INC 43.2%
Votes
24,477
56.8% share
Winning margin
5,865
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
56.2%
of 76,627
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 3.4% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
231st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
54th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 56.8%INC 43.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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