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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2006
Englishbazar
Winner — 2006
KRISHNENDU NARAYAN CHOUDHURY
INC· INC + GNLF (UPA)
INC 46.3%CPM 45.6%3 others 8.1%
Votes
67,576
46.3% share
Winning margin
906
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
82.0%
of 1,78,125
Englishbazar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 906 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNENDU NARAYAN CHOUDHURY | INC + GNLF (UPA) | 67,576 | 46.3% |
| 2 | SAMAR ROY | Left Front | 66,670 | 45.6% |
| 3 | CHAITALI GHOSH (SARKAR) |  AITC | 5,913 | 4.0% |
| 4 | ANANTA CHAKRABORTY | IND | 3,807 | 2.6% |
| 5 | CHANDRA KANTA ROY | 2,122 | 1.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (95th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.6% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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95th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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273rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.3%CPM 45.6%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.