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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2006
Chakdaha
Winner — 2006
MALAY KUMAR SAMANTA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 55.2%AITC 39.1%3 others 5.7%
Votes
1,09,670
55.2% share
Winning margin
31,869
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
88.6%
of 2,24,471
Chakdaha is a safe seat — MALAY KUMAR SAMANTA won by 16.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALAY KUMAR SAMANTA | Left Front | 1,09,670 | 55.2% |
| 2 | NARESH CHANDRA CHAKI |  AITC | 77,801 | 39.1% |
| 3 | SUBHASH BASU | PDS | 4,658 | 2.3% |
| 4 | ARABINDA MANDAL | 4,210 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | MIHIR SINGHA | IND | 2,458 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (256th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.0% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
256th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
140th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.2%AITC 39.1%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.