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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 91 · 2021
Chakdaha
Winner — 2021
Bankim Chandra Ghosh
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.9%AITC 41.3%7 others 11.8%
Votes
99,368
46.9% share
Winning margin
11,680
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
85.2%
of 2,48,813
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bankim Chandra Ghosh | BJP (NDA) | 99,368 | 46.9% |
| 2 | Subhankar Singha (Jishu) |  AITC | 87,688 | 41.4% |
| 3 | Narayan Das Gupta | 17,812 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Bidhan Ghosh | BNARP | 1,683 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,487 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Tapan Biswas | IND | 1,370 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Ashoke Kumar Das | IND | 1,193 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Arun Majumdar | 995 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | Bhowmick Koushik | IND | 468 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.6% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
150th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
236th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.9%AITC 41.4%CPM 8.4%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.33 Cr
A 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.