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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 276 · 2021
Durgapur Purba
Winner — 2021
PRADIP MAZUMDAR
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 41.2%BJP 39.2%8 others 19.6%
Votes
79,303
41.2% share
Winning margin
3,746
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.5%
of 2,58,692
Durgapur Purba was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 3,746 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRADIP MAZUMDAR |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 79,303 | 41.2% |
| 2 | COLONEL DIPTANSU CHAUDHURY | NDA | 75,557 | 39.2% |
| 3 | ABHAS RAY CHAUDHURI | 29,063 | 15.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,628 | 1.4% |
| 5 | DIPAK DHALI | IND | 1,884 | 1.0% |
| 6 | MD. SHOUKAT ALI KHAN | IND | 1,364 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SURESH PRASAD | 1,240 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | JUGAL KRISHNA PAKHIRA | 636 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | BIJOY LAXMI PANDEY | 528 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | AMAL CHAKRABORTY | AMB | 471 | 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 (258th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
258th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
30th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 41.2%BJP 39.2%CPM 15.1%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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