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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 270 · 1991
Burdwan North
Winner — 1991
BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHURY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 62.4%INC 28.9%3 others 8.8%
Votes
80,616
62.4% share
Winning margin
43,275
33.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.3%
of 1,63,111
Burdwan North is a safe seat — BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHURY won by 33.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHURY | Left Front | 80,616 | 62.4% |
| 2 | SADHAN GHOSH | INC | 37,341 | 28.9% |
| 3 | SRI PROBHU NAT SHAM | BJP | 10,646 | 8.2% |
| 4 | KAJI MONOHAR HOSSAIN | JP | 587 | 0.5% |
| 5 | SUBIR CHOWDHURY | IND | 83 | 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 (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.9% · min 0.5% · max 44.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
188th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
191st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 62.4%INC 28.9%BJP 8.2%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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