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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1967
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Winner — 1967
T.K.S. GUPTA
CPM· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
CPM 53.6%INC 44.4%1 others 2.0%
Votes
37,066
53.6% share
Winning margin
6,384
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,03,632
A clear win with a 9.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.K.S. GUPTA | Left | 37,066 | 53.6% |
| 2 | B.P. GUHA | INC | 30,682 | 44.4% |
| 3 | A. CHATTERJEE | IND | 1,358 | 2.0% |
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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 71.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
70th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
56th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.6%INC 44.4%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.