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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1971
Arsa
Winner — 1971
NITAI CHANDRA DESHMUKH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.3%FBL 26.5%5 others 37.2%
Votes
12,099
36.3% share
Winning margin
3,249
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
42.2%
of 79,088
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NITAI CHANDRA DESHMUKH | Congress (R) | 12,099 | 36.3% |
| 2 | DAMAN CHANDRA KUIRY |  FBL | 8,850 | 26.5% |
| 3 | MOTI LAL MAJHI | 4,391 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | DURGA MAJHI | Left | 4,078 | 12.2% |
| 5 | BHRIGURAM BHAGAT | BAC | 2,861 | 8.6% |
| 6 | ANIL KUMAR KHANNA | LSS | 830 | 2.5% |
| 7 | SWARIT KUMAR CHAKRABARTY | IND | 254 | 0.8% |
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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
164th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
205th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%FBL 26.5%NCO 13.2%CPM 12.2%BAC 8.6%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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