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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1991
Chandrakona
Winner — 1991
UMAPATI CHAKRABORTTY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 56.8%UCPI 36.2%4 others 7.0%
Votes
63,978
56.8% share
Winning margin
23,172
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.0%
of 1,37,457
Chandrakona is a safe seat — UMAPATI CHAKRABORTTY won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMAPATI CHAKRABORTTY | Left Front | 63,978 | 56.8% |
| 2 | SATYA BOSAL | UCPI | 40,806 | 36.2% |
| 3 | JAGAN NATH DUTTA | BJP | 6,590 | 5.8% |
| 4 | PANCHANON SIGNHA | INC(O) | 539 | 0.5% |
| 5 | BANGSHI BADAN BANK | IND | 458 | 0.4% |
| 6 | MOHIMA RANJAN SANTRA | IND | 312 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.4% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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192nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
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125th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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150th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.8%UCPI 36.2%BJP 5.8%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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