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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 271 · 1991
Burdwan South
Winner — 1991
SHAYAM PROSAD BOSE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.8%INC 36.9%3 others 16.3%
Votes
63,789
46.8% share
Winning margin
13,425
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.6%
of 1,87,799
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAYAM PROSAD BOSE | Left Front | 63,789 | 46.8% |
| 2 | SHYAM DAS BANERJEE | INC | 50,364 | 36.9% |
| 3 | SANTI BANERJEE | BJP | 21,181 | 15.5% |
| 4 | HARI BALLABH JHA | JP | 632 | 0.5% |
| 5 | PRASANTA CHATTOPADHYAY | IND | 379 | 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 (176th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.9% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
176th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
1st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.8%INC 36.9%BJP 15.5%OTH 0.7%
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?
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