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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1991

Kurseong

Winner — 1991

NAR BAHADUR CHETTRI
IND
IND 55.1%CPM 40.1%3 others 4.9%
Votes
50,487
55.1% share
Winning margin
13,782
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.7%
of 1,41,650

Kurseong is a safe seat — NAR BAHADUR CHETTRI won by 15.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAR BAHADUR CHETTRI
IND
50,48755.1%
2
DAWA LAMA
Left Front
36,70540.0%
3
RAJ GOPAL BHANDARI
BJP
2,2682.5%
4
ASHOK GHATTANI
IND
1,3221.4%
5
SARAN DEWAN
IND
8640.9%

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.

Low turnout (292nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 0.5% · max 80.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
292nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
72nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 55.1%CPM 40.0%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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