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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1967
Panihati
Winner — 1967
G.K. BHATTACHARYYA
CPM· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
CPM 47.7%INC 32.8%3 others 19.5%
Votes
34,671
47.7% share
Winning margin
10,820
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,03,162
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.K. BHATTACHARYYA | Left | 34,671 | 47.7% |
| 2 | S.C. DATTA | INC | 23,851 | 32.8% |
| 3 | N.D. SRIMANI | Left | 10,919 | 15.0% |
| 4 | S.N. GHOSH | Praja Socialist Party | 2,739 | 3.8% |
| 5 | S. MITRA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 550 | 0.8% |
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 (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
49th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
233rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.7%INC 32.8%CPI 15.0%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
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