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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1971
Vishnupur
Winner — 1971
PHABATARAN CHAKRABORATY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 31.7%CPM 28.3%4 others 40.0%
Votes
12,206
31.7% share
Winning margin
1,315
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.9%
of 70,213
A closely fought contest. PHABATARAN CHAKRABORATY won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHABATARAN CHAKRABORATY | Congress (R) | 12,206 | 31.7% |
| 2 | KARUNAMOY GOSWAMI | Left | 10,891 | 28.3% |
| 3 | BIMAL KUMAR SAPKAR | Left | 8,374 | 21.7% |
| 4 | NARAYAN MUKHOPADAYAY | 3,455 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | SASTHIDAS SARKAR | BAC | 2,056 | 5.3% |
| 6 | BHATTACHARYA TUSHAR KANTI | Grand Alliance | 1,532 | 4.0% |
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 (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 3.4% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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231st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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54th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.7%CPM 28.3%CPI 21.7%NCO 9.0%BAC 5.3%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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