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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2021
Chanchal
Winner — 2021
Nihar Ranjan Ghosh
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 58.1%BJP 24.4%5 others 17.6%
Votes
1,15,966
58.1% share
Winning margin
67,338
33.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.7%
of 2,50,569
Chanchal is a safe seat — Nihar Ranjan Ghosh won by 33.7%.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.98 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nihar Ranjan Ghosh |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,15,966 | 58.1% |
| 2 | Dipankar Ram (Bankat) | NDA | 48,628 | 24.4% |
| 3 | Asif Mehbub | 31,346 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Jhantu Kumar Rabidas | 1,214 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | Younish Mia | 1,050 | 0.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,023 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Bhakta Prasad Saha | IND | 452 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (59th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 0.3% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
59th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
287th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 58.1%BJP 24.4%INC 15.7%OTH 1.4%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.98 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
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
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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