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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1977
Chandrakona
Winner — 1977
UMAPATI CHAKRABARTY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.1%INC 19.2%2 others 32.7%
Votes
22,402
48.1% share
Winning margin
13,483
29.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.1%
of 82,976
Chandrakona is a safe seat — UMAPATI CHAKRABARTY won by 29.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMAPATI CHAKRABARTY | Left Front | 22,402 | 48.1% |
| 2 | JAGANNATH GOSWAMI | INC | 8,919 | 19.2% |
| 3 | RAMDAS RAMANUJDAS MAHANTA | Janata | 8,045 | 17.3% |
| 4 | SATYA GHOSAL | Left Front | 7,184 | 15.4% |
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 (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.4% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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192nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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150th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.1%INC 19.2%JNP 17.3%CPI 15.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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