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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 180 · 1971
Tarakeswar
Winner — 1971
RAM CHATERJEE
MFB
MFB 55.7%INC 26.2%3 others 18.1%
Votes
28,289
55.7% share
Winning margin
14,981
29.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.9%
of 73,714
Tarakeswar is a safe seat — RAM CHATERJEE won by 29.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHATERJEE | MFB | 28,289 | 55.7% |
| 2 | RAM SINHA PAL | Congress (R) | 13,308 | 26.2% |
| 3 | MITYANADA ADIKARY | 5,401 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | AJIT BASU MALLICK | SOC | 3,122 | 6.2% |
| 5 | MANSHA RAM SAMANTA |  FBL | 656 | 1.3% |
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 (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.1% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
111th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
76th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MFB 55.7%INC 26.2%NCO 10.6%SOC 6.2%OTH 1.3%
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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