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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1972
Arambagh
Winner — 1972
PRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN
NCO 55.1%INC 26.6%1 others 18.2%
Votes
28,885
55.1% share
Winning margin
14,932
28.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
63.8%
of 82,088
Arambagh is a safe seat — PRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN won by 28.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN | 28,885 | 55.1% | |
| 2 | SANTI MOHAN ROY | Congress (R) | 13,953 | 26.6% |
| 3 | SASTIRAM CHATTOPADHYAY | Left | 9,559 | 18.2% |
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 (186th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.8% · max 40.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
186th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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94th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 55.1%INC 26.6%CPM 18.2%
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?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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