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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 128 · 2006
Bijpur
Winner — 2006
DR. NIRJHARINI CHAKRABARTY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.7%AITC 36.4%4 others 10.9%
Votes
57,715
52.7% share
Winning margin
17,785
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.2%
of 1,47,644
Bijpur is a safe seat — DR. NIRJHARINI CHAKRABARTY won by 16.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. NIRJHARINI CHAKRABARTY | Left Front | 57,715 | 52.7% |
| 2 | KALYANI BISWAS ( BASU) |  AITC | 39,930 | 36.4% |
| 3 | NIZAM MASTER | INC | 7,110 | 6.5% |
| 4 | SUBIR BISWAS | 1,997 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | SUBIR DAS | IND | 1,822 | 1.7% |
| 6 | KALIPADA DEBNATH | IND | 1,027 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (26th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.4% · max 58.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
26th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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200th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.7%AITC 36.4%INC 6.5%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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