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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1972
Begnan
Winner — 1972
SUSANTA BHATTACHARJEE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.5%CPM 47.2%2 others 3.3%
Votes
26,030
49.5% share
Winning margin
1,228
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.9%
of 75,120
A closely fought contest. SUSANTA BHATTACHARJEE won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSANTA BHATTACHARJEE | Congress (R) | 26,030 | 49.5% |
| 2 | NIRUPAMA CHATTERJEE | Left | 24,802 | 47.2% |
| 3 | PRAKAS CHANDRA MANDAL | 1,420 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | NITYA NANDA BANERJEE | Grand Alliance | 290 | 0.6% |
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 (217th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.6% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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217th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
247th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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275th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%CPM 47.2%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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