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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 51

EnglishbazarAssembly by-election result, 2013

Krishnendu Narayan Choudhary (INC) won Englishbazar in the 2013 assembly by-election with 39.3% of the vote, beating Koushik Nisra (Saheb) (CPI) by 20,452 votes.

Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election. In 2006, seat no. 51 was Aurangabad. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Krishnendu Narayan Choudhary
INC 39.3%CPI 28.0%4 others 32.7%
Votes
70,791
39.3% share
Winning margin
20,452
11.4% of votes
Candidates
6

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Krishnendu Narayan Choudhary
70,79139.3%
2
Koushik Nisra (Saheb)
50,33928.0%
3
Narendra Nath Tiwari
45,27125.1%
4
Sanjit Misra
9,4425.3%
5
Satish Rajbanshl
IND
IND
2,8511.6%
6
Md. Anisur Rahaman
IND
IND
1,2960.7%

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A clear win, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
11.4%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 98% of the votes.

Parties in the race 3.34

How did the vote split?

SEAT
39.3%won by INC
INC 39.3%CPI 28.0%INC 25.1%BJP 5.3%Others 2.3%

Maldah district · 39.9 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Makhana, Mango and its processed products and Silk and Silk products.

this districtdashed line = India

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
  • Muslim51.3%
  • Hindu48.0%
  • Christian0.3%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)0.2%
  • Not stated0.2%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water15.5%
Electric lighting35.5%
Toilet at home31.7%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 1849.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%

What's nearby?

37 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Gauḍa

Gauḍa

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
Baisgazi Wall

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI
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Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI
Baisgazi Wall

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI
🏛️

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI
Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque

Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Who has won Englishbazar, 2011–2026

  1. 2011KRISHNENDU NARAYAN CHOUDHURY (INC), margin 12.6%
  2. 2016NIHAR RANJAN GHOSH (IND), margin 19.2%
  3. 2021SREERUPA MITRA CHAUDHURY(NIRBHOY DIDI) (BJP), margin 9.3%
  4. 2026AMLAN BHADURI (BURO) (BJP), margin 40.0%