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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 153 · 2011
Behala Purba
Winner — 2011
SOVAN CHATTERJEE
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 60.3%CPM 35.4%6 others 4.3%
Votes
1,16,709
60.3% share
Winning margin
48,173
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.5%
of 2,43,394
Behala Purba is a safe seat — SOVAN CHATTERJEE won by 24.9%.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOVAN CHATTERJEE |  AITCAITC + INC | 1,16,709 | 60.3% |
| 2 | KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI | Left Front | 68,536 | 35.4% |
| 3 | A. BISWAJIT NAIDU | BJP | 3,692 | 1.9% |
| 4 | INDRAJIT KUMAR HALDER | 1,170 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | TARUN KANTI DAS | IND | 1,131 | 0.6% |
| 6 | DR. ARUN KUMAR GIRI | IND | 1,005 | 0.5% |
| 7 | BIMAL MANDAL | IND | 955 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SANJAY MALLIK | IND | 419 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (260th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.0% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
260th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
160th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 60.3%CPM 35.4%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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