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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1969
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Winner — 1969
DAHAN CHANDRA KUIRI
FBL· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
FBL 47.3%INC 34.2%3 others 18.5%
Votes
17,682
47.3% share
Winning margin
4,897
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.5%
of 77,072
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAHAN CHANDRA KUIRI |  FBL | 17,682 | 47.3% |
| 2 | SANAT KUMAR MOKHARJEE | INC | 12,785 | 34.2% |
| 3 | MOTILAL MAJHI | 5,178 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | NITYARANHAN KUMBHAKAR | NDF | 1,453 | 3.9% |
| 5 | SARIT KUMAR CHAKHABARTY | 278 | 0.7% |
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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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164th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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205th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 47.3%INC 34.2%LKD 13.8%OTH 4.6%
Who 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?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.