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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1971
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Winner — 1971
TARUN KUMAR SEN GUPTA
CPM· Left
CPM 56.0%PSP 43.2%1 others 0.8%
Votes
40,736
56.0% share
Winning margin
9,313
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
57.4%
of 1,26,635
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARUN KUMAR SEN GUPTA | Left | 40,736 | 56.0% |
| 2 | BIDYUT KUMAR BASU | Grand Alliance | 31,423 | 43.2% |
| 3 | SUIDHANGDU DEO SARMA | IND | 568 | 0.8% |
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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 71.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
70th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
56th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.0%PSP 43.2%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.