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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1962

Naihati

Winner — 1962

GOPAL BASU
CPI· Left
CPI 51.3%INC 46.5%1 others 2.2%
Votes
21,401
51.3% share
Winning margin
2,004
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
67.6%
of 61,719

A closely fought contest. GOPAL BASU won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL BASU
Left
21,40151.3%
2
BIBHUTI BHUSAN BHATTACHARJEE
INC
19,39746.5%
3
RAMPADA TARAFDAR
Swatantra Party
8992.2%

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.

High turnout (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.7% · max 35.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
58th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.21
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
224th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.3%INC 46.5%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf

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