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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1971
Cooch Behar North
Winner — 1971
SUNIL KAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.6%CPM 34.7%3 others 15.8%
Votes
25,465
49.6% share
Winning margin
7,665
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.3%
of 83,721
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNIL KAR | Congress (R) | 25,465 | 49.6% |
| 2 | SHIRENDRA NARAYAN CHOUDHURY | Left | 17,800 | 34.7% |
| 3 | MOHITLAL CHAKARABORTY |  FBL | 6,455 | 12.6% |
| 4 | DWIJENDRA ARAYAN DUTT | 1,075 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | PALIAB DAS GUPTA | BAC | 562 | 1.1% |
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.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.9% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
15th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
246th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.6%CPM 34.7%FBL 12.6%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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