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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1996
Panskura West
Winner — 1996
CHITTA RANJAN DAS THAKUR
CPI· Left Front
CPI 47.0%INC 44.2%4 others 8.8%
Votes
57,644
47.0% share
Winning margin
3,454
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.3%
of 1,41,981
A closely fought contest. CHITTA RANJAN DAS THAKUR won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTA RANJAN DAS THAKUR | Left Front | 57,644 | 47.0% |
| 2 | KHAN JAKIUR RAHAMAN | INC | 54,190 | 44.2% |
| 3 | BISHNU PADA KUITI | BJP | 5,530 | 4.5% |
| 4 | AJIT BHOWMIK | IND | 4,826 | 3.9% |
| 5 | NISITH MAITI | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SADHAN PATTANAYEK | AMB | 183 | 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 (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.2% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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195th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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165th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 47.0%INC 44.2%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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