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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1972
Shampukur
Winner — 1972
BARIDBARAN DAS
INC· Congress (R)
INC 66.2%CPM 31.9%2 others 1.9%
Votes
30,463
66.2% share
Winning margin
15,796
34.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.6%
of 77,091
Shampukur is a safe seat — BARIDBARAN DAS won by 34.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARIDBARAN DAS | Congress (R) | 30,463 | 66.2% |
| 2 | RATHINDRA KRISHNA DEB | Left | 14,667 | 31.9% |
| 3 | RAMENDRA KUMAR BISNU | IND | 688 | 1.5% |
| 4 | SRISH CHANDRA ROY | IND | 170 | 0.4% |
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 (20th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.3% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
20th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
215th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.2%CPM 31.9%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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