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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1967
Chapra
Winner — 1967
J.MOJUMDER
BAC· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
BAC 60.2%INC 30.2%3 others 9.6%
Votes
25,785
60.2% share
Winning margin
12,863
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.8%
of 63,094
Chapra is a safe seat — J.MOJUMDER won by 30.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.MOJUMDER | BAC | 25,785 | 60.2% |
| 2 | M.DE | INC | 12,922 | 30.2% |
| 3 | G.GANGULI | IND | 2,309 | 5.4% |
| 4 | A.K.MULLICK | IND | 1,193 | 2.8% |
| 5 | P.KHAN | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 597 | 1.4% |
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.
Low turnout (290th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
290th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BAC 60.2%INC 30.2%IND 5.4%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.