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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 288 · 1982

Suri

Winner — 1982

CHATTARAJ SUNITI
INC· INC
INC 47.1%CPM 45.6%2 others 7.2%
Votes
38,438
47.1% share
Winning margin
1,233
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.5%
of 1,06,545

Suri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,233 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHATTARAJ SUNITI
INC
38,43847.1%
2
KESHAB DAS
Left Front
37,20545.6%
3
PRATIVA MUKHERJEE
SUC
4,7975.9%
4
BASUDEB CHAKRABORTI
IND
1,1011.4%

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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.0% · min 1.1% · max 15.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
102nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
12th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%CPM 45.6%SUC 5.9%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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