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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 186 · 2001

Chinsurah

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Winner — 2001

NAREN DEY
FBL· Left Front
FBL 48.0%AITC 46.8%4 others 5.2%
Votes
70,104
48.0% share
Winning margin
1,845
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.7%
of 1,90,437

Chinsurah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,845 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1996 vs 2001

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAREN DEY
FBL
Left Front
70,10448.0%
2
ROBIN MUKHERJEE
AITC
68,25946.8%
3
BISWANATH GHOSH
BJP
BJP
3,9672.7%
4
GOUTAM SARKAR
PDS
1,6241.1%
5
SUSANTA MAZHI
IND
1,4481.0%
6
NIKHIL CHAKRABORTY
IND
5750.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (261st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.9% · max 43.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
261st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
70th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 48.0%AITC 46.8%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chikan Embroidery🏺Costume Jewellery🏷️Dhaniakhali SareeGI
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Siddheshwari Kali temple

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