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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1984 by-elections

Shibpur

Winner — 1984 by-elections

S.N.GHOSE
FBL
FBL 52.3%INC 47.4%1 others 0.4%
Votes
62,094
52.3% share
Winning margin
5,870
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3

Shibpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 5,870 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.N.GHOSE
FBL
62,0940.0%
2
M.BANERJEE
56,2240.0%
3
J.MUKERJI
IND
4200.0%

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.

Low turnout (288th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.5% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
288th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
186th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%

What's nearby?

17 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kids wear/ Readymade Garments🏷️Leather goodsGI
Beth-el-Synagogue

Beth-el-Synagogue

🏛️MonumentASI

Beth-el-Synagogue

Beth-el-Synagogue

Beth-el-Synagogue

🏛️MonumentASI

Beth-el-Synagogue

Currency Building

Currency Building

🏛️MonumentASI

Currency Building

Currency Building

Currency Building

🏛️MonumentASI

Currency Building

Maghen David Synagogue

Maghen David Synagogue

🏛️MonumentASI

Maghen David Synagogue

Maghen David Synagogue

Maghen David Synagogue

🏛️MonumentASI

Maghen David Synagogue

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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