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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 183 · 2006
Singur
Winner — 2006
RABINDRANATH BHATTACHARJEE
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 47.9%CPM 46.7%1 others 5.4%
Votes
68,911
47.9% share
Winning margin
1,787
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
83.1%
of 1,72,983
Singur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,787 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABINDRANATH BHATTACHARJEE |  AITCTMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA) | 68,911 | 47.9% |
| 2 | SRIKANTA CHATTOPADHYAY | Left Front | 67,124 | 46.7% |
| 3 | ARUN DAS | INC | 7,768 | 5.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (186th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.8% · max 40.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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186th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
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100th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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94th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.9%CPM 46.7%INC 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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