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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 265 · 1996
Durgapur-II
Winner — 1996
DEBABRATA BENERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.8%INC 36.2%8 others 13.0%
Votes
95,298
50.8% share
Winning margin
27,392
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.1%
of 2,53,388
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBABRATA BENERJEE | Left Front | 95,298 | 50.8% |
| 2 | MALAY KANTI DUTTA | INC | 67,906 | 36.2% |
| 3 | SOMNATH BANERJEE | BJP | 19,842 | 10.6% |
| 4 | CHAMARU ORAM | IND | 1,708 | 0.9% |
| 5 | ALOKE DUTTA | IND | 984 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SABITRI MANDI | AMB | 637 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DEBKUMAR DUTTA | IND | 578 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAVI SANKAR SINGH | IND | 367 | 0.2% |
| 9 | HARENDRA BHAKTA | IND | 258 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DEVENDRA PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 100 | 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 (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.7% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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100th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
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127th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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227th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.8%INC 36.2%BJP 10.6%OTH 2.5%
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?
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