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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1972
Chapra
Winner — 1972
GHIASUDDIN AHMAD
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.4%CPM 35.6%1 others 4.0%
Votes
27,514
60.4% share
Winning margin
11,286
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
67.1%
of 67,954
Chapra is a safe seat — GHIASUDDIN AHMAD won by 24.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHIASUDDIN AHMAD | Congress (R) | 27,514 | 60.4% |
| 2 | SAHABUDDIN MONDAL | Left | 16,228 | 35.6% |
| 3 | KABIR HUMAYUN MONDAL |  MUL | 1,835 | 4.0% |
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.
Low turnout (290th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
290th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.4%CPM 35.6%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.