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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 205 · 1969
Debra
Winner — 1969
BIJOY KRISHNA SAMANTA
INC· INC
INC 50.2%BAC 49.8%
Votes
22,139
50.2% share
Winning margin
198
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
73.2%
of 60,243
Debra was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 198 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY KRISHNA SAMANTA | INC | 22,139 | 50.2% |
| 2 | KSHUDIRAM CHAKRAVARTTY | BAC | 21,941 | 49.8% |
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 (205th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.5% · max 22.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
205th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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252nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.2%BAC 49.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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