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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 271 · 1996
Burdwan South
Winner — 1996
SHYAMAPROSAD BOSE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.6%INC 41.8%4 others 7.6%
Votes
82,667
50.6% share
Winning margin
14,290
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.0%
of 2,01,858
A clear win with a 8.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMAPROSAD BOSE | Left Front | 82,667 | 50.6% |
| 2 | GHOSH SADHAN KUMAR | INC | 68,377 | 41.8% |
| 3 | KANAI LAL CHOUDHURY | BJP | 10,138 | 6.2% |
| 4 | DIPAK DAS | 1,643 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | SK. SIRAJUDDIN | IND | 355 | 0.2% |
| 6 | HARI NANDAN RAM | IND | 251 | 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 (176th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.9% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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176th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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1st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.6%INC 41.8%BJP 6.2%OTH 1.4%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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