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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 186 · 1991

Chinsurah

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Winner — 1991

NAREN DEY
FBL
FBL 43.5%INC 41.6%4 others 14.9%
Votes
50,240
43.5% share
Winning margin
2,181
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.6%
of 1,56,852

Chinsurah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,181 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAREN DEY
FBL
50,24043.5%
2
TAPAN DASGUPTA
INC
INC
48,05941.6%
3
BIMALENDU CHAKRABORTY
BJP
BJP
15,09013.1%
4
MANAB BISWAS
BSP
9610.8%
5
BYOMKES BANDOPADHAYAY
IPF
8430.7%
6
SURENDRA PRASAD
DDP
2860.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (261st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.9% · max 43.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
261st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
70th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 43.5%INC 41.6%BJP 13.1%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chikan Embroidery🏺Costume Jewellery🏷️Dhaniakhali SareeGI
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Siddheshwari Kali temple

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