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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 189 · 2011
Chandannagore
Winner — 2011
ASHOK KUMAR SHAW
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 60.8%CPM 33.6%2 others 5.6%
Votes
96,430
60.8% share
Winning margin
43,039
27.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.2%
of 2,00,388
Chandannagore is a safe seat — ASHOK KUMAR SHAW won by 27.1%.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK KUMAR SHAW |  AITCAITC + INC | 96,430 | 60.8% |
| 2 | SIBA PROSAD BANDYOPADHYAY | Left Front | 53,391 | 33.6% |
| 3 | SATYA BHUSAN PATHAK | BJP | 5,109 | 3.2% |
| 4 | SUBODH GHOSHAL | IND | 3,780 | 2.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (228th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 1.3% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
228th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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50th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 60.8%CPM 33.6%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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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.