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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1991
Cossipur
Winner — 1991
DIPAK CHANDA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.8%INC 39.8%11 others 13.5%
Votes
30,775
46.8% share
Winning margin
4,622
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
64.1%
of 1,02,599
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIPAK CHANDA | Left Front | 30,775 | 46.8% |
| 2 | PRAFULAL KANTI GHOSH | INC | 26,153 | 39.8% |
| 3 | ASHIM KUMAR GHOSH | BJP | 7,708 | 11.7% |
| 4 | RANJIT MITTER | JP | 529 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RAM PYARE DEVI | 121 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | BADRI NARAYAN SHAW | IND | 117 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SUDIN PASWAN | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SHATRAGHAN SINGH | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RAM GANAM SINGH | 70 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | NANDA LAL DAS | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BISWANATH RAMANI | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BIPLAB SEN GUPTA | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
| 13 | SWARUP CHATTERJEE | IND | 22 | 0.0% |
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 (69th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.6% · max 29.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
69th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
247th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.8%INC 39.8%BJP 11.7%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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