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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 174 · 1971
Haripal
Winner — 1971
CHITTARANJAN BOSE
WPI
WPI 49.9%INC 37.2%2 others 13.0%
Votes
22,594
49.9% share
Winning margin
5,765
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.7%
of 64,934
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTARANJAN BOSE | WPI | 22,594 | 49.9% |
| 2 | ADHIRKUMAR GHOSE | Congress (R) | 16,829 | 37.2% |
| 3 | AMALES CHANDRA MAZUMDR | Grand Alliance | 3,148 | 7.0% |
| 4 | SAILENDRA NATH CHATTOPADHY | 2,717 | 6.0% |
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.
Average turnout (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.7% · max 56.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
75th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
122nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
WPI 49.9%INC 37.2%SSP 7.0%NCO 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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