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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 248 · 1982
Chhatna
Winner — 1982
GOSWANI SUBHAS
RSP· Left Front
RSP 49.6%INC 38.1%7 others 12.2%
Votes
32,942
49.6% share
Winning margin
7,638
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.5%
of 99,855
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOSWANI SUBHAS | Left Front | 32,942 | 49.6% |
| 2 | ARUN PATRA | INC | 25,304 | 38.1% |
| 3 | NALINI MURMU | IND | 2,733 | 4.1% |
| 4 | KANAI MONDAL | SUC | 2,418 | 3.6% |
| 5 | PROVAT SENGUPTA | IND | 1,083 | 1.6% |
| 6 | NANICHORA BANDYOPADHYAY | IND | 639 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SASADHAR MAHATA | IND | 475 | 0.7% |
| 8 | ADITYA SINGHABABU | IND | 445 | 0.7% |
| 9 | KRISHNA CHANDRA MURMU | IND | 328 | 0.5% |
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 (234th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.4% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
234th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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38th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 49.6%INC 38.1%OTH 12.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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