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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1971
Chowringhee
Winner — 1971
SANKAR GHOSE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.1%CPM 26.0%2 others 19.9%
Votes
16,363
54.1% share
Winning margin
8,501
28.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
42.2%
of 71,600
Chowringhee is a safe seat — SANKAR GHOSE won by 28.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKAR GHOSE | Congress (R) | 16,363 | 54.1% |
| 2 | PARBATI PRASANNA BASU | Left | 7,862 | 26.0% |
| 3 | ASOKA KRISHNA DUTT | 4,259 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | MD. YAKUB |  FBL | 1,743 | 5.8% |
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.
High turnout (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.1% · min 0.6% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
42nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
265th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.1%CPM 26.0%NCO 14.1%FBL 5.8%
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?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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