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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 271 · 1977
Burdwan South
Winner — 1977
BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHRY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.8%INC 29.8%1 others 18.4%
Votes
29,115
51.8% share
Winning margin
12,384
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
42.8%
of 1,31,198
Burdwan South is a safe seat — BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHRY won by 22.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHRY | Left Front | 29,115 | 51.8% |
| 2 | PRADIP BHATTACHARYYA | INC | 16,731 | 29.8% |
| 3 | BARUN CHANDRA DUTTA | Janata | 10,315 | 18.4% |
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 (176th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.9% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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176th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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1st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.8%INC 29.8%JNP 18.4%
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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