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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Tufanganj
Winner — 1996
PUSPA CHANDRA DAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.8%INC 32.6%4 others 12.6%
Votes
66,436
54.8% share
Winning margin
26,853
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
87.8%
of 1,38,184
Tufanganj is a safe seat — PUSPA CHANDRA DAS won by 22.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUSPA CHANDRA DAS | Left Front | 66,436 | 54.8% |
| 2 | SACHINDR CHANDRA DAS | INC | 39,583 | 32.6% |
| 3 | SURENDRA NARAYAN ROY KUNGAR | BJP | 13,508 | 11.1% |
| 4 | SACHINDRA NATH BARMA | 934 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | MAHESWAR GAYEN | SWJP | 564 | 0.5% |
| 6 | MANINDRANATH MANDAL | IND | 295 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (13th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 3.8% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
13th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
194th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.8%INC 32.6%BJP 11.1%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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