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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 185 · 2001
Tarakeswar
Winner — 2001
PRATIM CHATTERJEE
IND
IND 54.5%INC 31.8%3 others 13.7%
Votes
69,186
54.5% share
Winning margin
28,912
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.0%
of 1,52,807
Tarakeswar is a safe seat — PRATIM CHATTERJEE won by 22.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRATIM CHATTERJEE | IND | 69,186 | 54.5% |
| 2 | MOHAN GHOSH | 40,274 | 31.8% | |
| 3 | RAKHAL CHANDRA DAS | BJP | 12,434 | 9.8% |
| 4 | DEBASISH CHATTERJEE | IND | 3,325 | 2.6% |
| 5 | PRABIR PAL | IND | 1,615 | 1.3% |
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 (266th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 5.1% · max 51.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
266th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
105th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 54.5%INC 31.8%BJP 9.8%OTH 3.9%
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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