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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 91 · 2014 by-elections
Chakdaha
Winner — 2014 by-elections
Kar Ratna Ghosh
TMC 49.2%CPM 28.7%3 others 22.0%
Votes
90,787
49.2% share
Winning margin
37,765
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Chakdaha is a safe seat — Kar Ratna Ghosh won by 20.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kar Ratna Ghosh | 90,787 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Biswanath Gupta | 53,022 | 28.8% | |
| 3 | Mahadeb Basak | 24,868 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Samarlal Singh Ray (K) | 14,498 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Partha Banerjee | PDS | 1,255 | 0.7% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.6% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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150th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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236th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC 49.2%CPM 28.8%BJP 13.5%INC 7.9%OTH 0.7%
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.