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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1969
Dinhata
Winner — 1969
ANIMESH MUKHARJEE
INC· INC
INC 53.5%FBL 44.1%2 others 2.5%
Votes
29,764
53.5% share
Winning margin
5,248
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.0%
of 79,490
A clear win with a 9.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANIMESH MUKHARJEE | INC | 29,764 | 53.5% |
| 2 | KAMAL KANTI GUHA |  FBL | 24,516 | 44.0% |
| 3 | CHARU CHANURA MANDAL | PBI | 882 | 1.6% |
| 4 | HARENDRA KUMAR ROY | IND | 490 | 0.9% |
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 (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.1% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
3rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
210th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.5%FBL 44.0%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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