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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1996
Kurseong
Winner — 1996
SHANTA CHHETRI
GNLF
GNLF 54.2%CPM 37.0%2 others 8.8%
Votes
59,635
54.2% share
Winning margin
18,961
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.4%
of 1,51,898
Kurseong is a safe seat — SHANTA CHHETRI won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANTA CHHETRI | GNLF | 59,635 | 54.2% |
| 2 | TULSI BHATTARAI | Left Front | 40,674 | 37.0% |
| 3 | MANOJ DEWAN | ABGL | 7,637 | 6.9% |
| 4 | PARBATI PRADHAN (PARU RAI) | AIIC(T) | 2,027 | 1.8% |
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.
Low turnout (292nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 0.5% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
292nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
72nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GNLF 54.2%CPM 37.0%ABGL 6.9%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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.