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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 162 · 2026
Chowrangee
Winner — 2026
BANDYOPADHYAY NAYNA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 57.0%BJP 37.1%10 others 5.9%
Votes
62,938
57.1% share
Winning margin
22,002
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
87.1%
of 1,26,715
Chowrangee is a safe seat — BANDYOPADHYAY NAYNA won by 20.0%.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANDYOPADHYAY NAYNA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 62,938 | 57.1% |
| 2 | SANTOSH KUMAR PATHAK | 40,936 | 37.2% | |
| 3 | SANJAY BASU | 2,602 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | MANASH SARKAR | 2,117 | 1.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 832 | 0.8% |
| 6 | PRABIR SEAL | 178 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | SAYANTAN PATRA | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 8 | TEJASH BOLE | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 9 | DEBASISH BHADRA | RTORP | 111 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SUMANTA BHOWMICK | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MD EHSAN ELAHI | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 12 | JOHAR IQBAL | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (289th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
289th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
258th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
128th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 57.1%BJP 37.2%OTH 4.9%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.50 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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