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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 253 · 2006
Vishnupur
Winner — 2006
SWAPAN GHOSH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 59.0%AITC 21.4%2 others 19.6%
Votes
76,334
59.0% share
Winning margin
48,679
37.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
85.6%
of 1,51,068
Vishnupur is a safe seat — SWAPAN GHOSH won by 37.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAPAN GHOSH | Left Front | 76,334 | 59.0% |
| 2 | SUBHASIS BATABAYAL |  AITC | 27,655 | 21.4% |
| 3 | DIBYENDU BANERJEE | INC | 19,909 | 15.4% |
| 4 | SASHI BHUSAN BANERJEE | IND | 5,475 | 4.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (181st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.3% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
181st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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43rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.0%AITC 21.4%INC 15.4%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.