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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1977
Shibpur
Winner — 1977
KANAI LAL BHATTACHARYYA
FBL
FBL 61.8%INC 21.9%4 others 16.2%
Votes
41,850
61.8% share
Winning margin
26,994
39.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.9%
of 1,25,627
Shibpur is a safe seat — KANAI LAL BHATTACHARYYA won by 39.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANAI LAL BHATTACHARYYA |  FBL | 41,850 | 61.8% |
| 2 | MRIGENDRA MUKHERJEE | INC | 14,856 | 21.9% |
| 3 | BINODANANDA BANERJEE | Janata | 10,539 | 15.6% |
| 4 | JANARLAL ROY | IND | 224 | 0.3% |
| 5 | JIBANDHAN MUKHOPADHYA | IND | 133 | 0.2% |
| 6 | AJOY CHOWDHYRY | IND | 105 | 0.2% |
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 (288th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean39.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.5% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
288th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
186th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 61.8%INC 21.9%JNP 15.6%OTH 0.7%
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?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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