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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1991
Siliguri
Winner — 1991
ASOK BHATTACHARYA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.3%INC 41.1%7 others 10.6%
Votes
71,512
48.3% share
Winning margin
10,633
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
65.6%
of 2,25,626
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASOK BHATTACHARYA | Left Front | 71,512 | 48.3% |
| 2 | PRASANTA NANDY | INC | 60,879 | 41.1% |
| 3 | GITA CHATTERJEE | BJP | 13,074 | 8.8% |
| 4 | SRIDHAR MUKHERJEE | IND | 678 | 0.5% |
| 5 | SHIBANI MANDAL | 647 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | NARAYAN CHANDRA RAY | IND | 558 | 0.4% |
| 7 | KALICHARAN PANDIYA | IND | 369 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RNENDRA MUKHOPADHYAY | IND | 184 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ATUL CHANDRA ROY | IND | 149 | 0.1% |
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 (200th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 3.0% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
200th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
289th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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144th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.3%INC 41.1%BJP 8.8%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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