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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1996
Singur
Winner — 1996
DAS BIDYUT KUMAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.7%INC 44.8%5 others 4.5%
Votes
66,445
50.7% share
Winning margin
7,706
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
82.9%
of 1,58,076
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAS BIDYUT KUMAR | Left Front | 66,445 | 50.7% |
| 2 | DWIJAPROSAD BHATTACHARYA | INC | 58,739 | 44.8% |
| 3 | SOUMYA CHATTERJEE | BJP | 4,980 | 3.8% |
| 4 | BIMALEDU SINHA ROY | IND | 334 | 0.3% |
| 5 | SULEKHA MALIK | IND | 267 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SATYA NARAYAN PASWAN | IND | 182 | 0.1% |
| 7 | TARANI CHANDRA DAS | IND | 123 | 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 (186th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.8% · max 40.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
186th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
94th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.7%INC 44.8%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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