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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1971

Behala West

Winner — 1971

RABIN MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left
CPM 51.0%CPI 43.1%1 others 6.0%
Votes
30,053
51.0% share
Winning margin
4,659
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
54.9%
of 1,07,479

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RABIN MUKHERJEE
Left
30,05351.0%
2
BISWANATH CHAKRARARTY
Left
25,39443.1%
3
BHABEN ROY CHOWDHURY
3,5176.0%

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.

Low turnout (240th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.5% · max 39.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
240th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
243rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.0%CPI 43.1%NCO 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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