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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 271 · 1987

Burdwan South

Winner — 1987

SEN NIRUPAM
CPM· Left Front
CPM 53.6%INC 42.9%2 others 3.5%
Votes
60,027
53.6% share
Winning margin
11,958
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.6%
of 1,54,215

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SEN NIRUPAM
Left Front
60,02753.6%
2
PRADIP BHATTACHARYA
INC
48,06942.9%
3
GHOSH SADHAN KUMAR
IND
3,3843.0%
4
SUBIR CHOWDHURY
IND
5100.5%

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 (176th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.9% · max 27.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
176th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
1st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.6%INC 42.9%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

3 locations
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