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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 270 · 1977
Burdwan North
Winner — 1977
DWARKA NATH TAH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 65.5%INC 20.8%1 others 13.7%
Votes
35,702
65.5% share
Winning margin
24,366
44.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
57.5%
of 94,711
Burdwan North is a safe seat — DWARKA NATH TAH won by 44.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWARKA NATH TAH | Left Front | 35,702 | 65.5% |
| 2 | SUDHIR CHANDRA DAWN | INC | 11,336 | 20.8% |
| 3 | SUNIL KUMAR CHOWDHURY | Janata | 7,439 | 13.7% |
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 (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.9% · min 0.5% · max 44.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
188th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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191st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 65.5%INC 20.8%JNP 13.7%
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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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