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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1971

Ranaghat

Winner — 1971

KUNDU GOUR CHANDRA
CPM· Left
CPM 48.9%INC 46.6%3 others 4.5%
Votes
30,835
49.0% share
Winning margin
1,485
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.6%
of 91,887

A closely fought contest. KUNDU GOUR CHANDRA won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUNDU GOUR CHANDRA
Left
30,83549.0%
2
BINOY KUMAR CHATTOPADYAY
Congress (R)
29,35046.6%
3
KALIDA GHOSH
1,7532.8%
4
MUKHERJEE PRAFULLA KUMAR
5740.9%
5
GOBINDRA DHAR
IND
4870.8%

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 (157th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.5% · max 36.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
157th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
242nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.0%INC 46.6%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf

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