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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1971
Chinsurah
Winner — 1971
BHUPATI MAJUMDAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 44.1%CPM 43.6%2 others 12.3%
Votes
23,511
44.1% share
Winning margin
237
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.3%
of 89,969
Chinsurah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 237 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUPATI MAJUMDAR | Congress (R) | 23,511 | 44.1% |
| 2 | AMIYA KUMAR NANDY | Left | 23,274 | 43.6% |
| 3 | SAMBHU CHARAN GHOSE |  FBL | 6,050 | 11.3% |
| 4 | BISWARANJAN SENGUPTA | IND | 500 | 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.
Average turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.4% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
117th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
134th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.1%CPM 43.6%FBL 11.3%OTH 0.9%
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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