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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 233 · 1963 by-elections
Burdwan
Winner — 1963 by-elections
B.K.CHOUDHURY
COM
COM 42.1%INC 34.2%1 others 23.6%
Votes
17,853
42.1% share
Winning margin
3,348
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Burdwan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 3,348 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.K.CHOUDHURY | COM | 17,853 | 0.0% |
| 2 | A.MUKHERJEE | 14,505 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | D.TAH | IND | 9,998 | 0.0% |
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
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 3.6% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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87th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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46th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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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