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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1991
Chowringhee
Winner — 1991
SIDDHARTHA SHANKER RAY
INC· INC
INC 55.7%CPM 31.6%7 others 12.6%
Votes
38,866
55.8% share
Winning margin
16,833
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
55.8%
of 1,25,032
Chowringhee is a safe seat — SIDDHARTHA SHANKER RAY won by 24.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIDDHARTHA SHANKER RAY | INC | 38,866 | 55.8% |
| 2 | ASHOK MITRA | Left Front | 22,033 | 31.6% |
| 3 | SABYASACHI BAGCHI | BJP | 8,339 | 12.0% |
| 4 | SAKKAL DEB SHARMA | IND | 183 | 0.3% |
| 5 | RAJRANCHHOR CHAND BHANDARI | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 6 | M. E. CHAND | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 7 | VIJAY KUMAR GAUR | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ARUN BISWAS | IND | 48 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SURENDRA NATH MITRA | IND | 30 | 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 (177th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 3.7% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
177th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
176th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.8%CPM 31.6%BJP 12.0%OTH 0.7%
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?
20 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.