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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 210 · 1971
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Winner — 1971
BISWNATH MUKHERJEE
CPI· Left
CPI 46.4%INC 42.3%4 others 11.3%
Votes
23,529
46.4% share
Winning margin
2,076
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.7%
of 82,186
A closely fought contest. BISWNATH MUKHERJEE won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWNATH MUKHERJEE | Left | 23,529 | 46.4% |
| 2 | SUDHIR DAS SARMA | Congress (R) | 21,453 | 42.3% |
| 3 | BINOY JIBAN GHOSH | IND | 3,380 | 6.7% |
| 4 | ARJUN HANSDA | JKP | 790 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SUDHANSU KUMAR MITRA | BAC | 788 | 1.6% |
| 6 | MADAN MOHAN KHAN | 754 | 1.5% |
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 (115th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.4% · max 58.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
115th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
271st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 46.4%INC 42.3%IND 6.7%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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