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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1972
Chinsurah
Winner — 1972
BHUPAJU MAJUMDAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.7%FBL 45.0%1 others 1.3%
Votes
29,635
53.7% share
Winning margin
4,766
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.8%
of 93,992
A clear win with a 8.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUPAJU MAJUMDAR | Congress (R) | 29,635 | 53.7% |
| 2 | GHOSE SAMBHU CHARAN |  FBL | 24,869 | 45.0% |
| 3 | SANAT MAJUMDAR | 713 | 1.3% |
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 (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.4% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
117th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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134th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.7%FBL 45.0%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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