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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 272 · 1972
Dubrajpur
Winner — 1972
SACHI NANDAN SHAW
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.9%FBL 46.1%
Votes
19,975
53.9% share
Winning margin
2,909
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
46.9%
of 78,923
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SACHI NANDAN SHAW | Congress (R) | 19,975 | 53.9% |
| 2 | BHAKTI BHUSAN MANDAL |  FBL | 17,066 | 46.1% |
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 (127th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
127th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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4th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.9%FBL 46.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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