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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 194 · 1971
Nandigram
Winner — 1971
BHUPAL CHANDRA PANDA
CPI· Left
CPI 42.5%NCO 24.0%4 others 33.5%
Votes
26,586
42.5% share
Winning margin
11,545
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.1%
of 84,472
Nandigram is a safe seat — BHUPAL CHANDRA PANDA won by 18.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUPAL CHANDRA PANDA | Left | 26,586 | 42.5% |
| 2 | PRABIR CHANDRA JANA | 15,041 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | AHINDRA MISRA | BAC | 9,247 | 14.8% |
| 4 | SK FARID MAHAMMAD | IND | 5,893 | 9.4% |
| 5 | RABINDRA NATH MAITY | IND | 4,364 | 7.0% |
| 6 | SYED OSMAN ALI | Congress (R) | 1,462 | 2.3% |
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 (219th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.1% · max 62.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
219th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
182nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 42.5%NCO 24.0%BAC 14.8%IND 9.4%IND 7.0%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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