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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 265 · 1987
Durgapur-II
Winner — 1987
TARUN CHATTERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 55.9%INC 41.6%6 others 2.6%
Votes
67,107
55.9% share
Winning margin
17,171
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.8%
of 1,72,198
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARUN CHATTERJEE | Left Front | 67,107 | 55.9% |
| 2 | NARAYAN HAZRA CHOWDHURY | INC | 49,936 | 41.6% |
| 3 | MOHARLAL BANERJEE | BJP | 1,040 | 0.9% |
| 4 | ATUL CHANDRA BANERJEE | IND | 831 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SHARAT SENAPATI | IND | 538 | 0.5% |
| 6 | TUSHAR KANTI GANGULI | IND | 347 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PARESH NATH DHIBAR | IND | 201 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SEWAK PANDIT | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
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 (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.7% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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100th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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227th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.9%INC 41.6%OTH 2.6%
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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