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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1971
Santipur
Winner — 1971
BIMALANANDA MUKHERJEE
RCI
RCI 39.7%INC 39.0%4 others 21.2%
Votes
16,818
39.7% share
Winning margin
288
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.3%
of 73,874
Santipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 288 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIMALANANDA MUKHERJEE | RCI | 16,818 | 39.7% |
| 2 | ASAAMANHA DE | Congress (R) | 16,530 | 39.0% |
| 3 | M. MAKSHED ALI | IND | 3,744 | 8.8% |
| 4 | KANAT PAUL | IND | 2,920 | 6.9% |
| 5 | JNANNDRA NATH PRAMANIK | 1,807 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | GHOSH BANAJIT KUMAR | IND | 514 | 1.2% |
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 (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.7% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
58th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.21
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
224th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RCI 39.7%INC 39.0%IND 8.8%IND 6.9%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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