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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1951
Burtola
Winner — 1951
NIRMAL CHANDRA DE
INC 29.6%KMPP 29.2%7 others 41.2%
Votes
6,682
29.6% share
Winning margin
92
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
41.1%
of 54,943
Burtola was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 92 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRMAL CHANDRA DE | 6,682 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | SUDHIR CHANDRA ROY CHOUDHURY | KMPP | 6,590 | 29.2% |
| 3 | NILAMBAR CHATTERJEE | 4,906 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | HEMENDRA PROSAD GHOSH | IND | 2,678 | 11.9% |
| 5 | RAMA NATH GHOSH | IND | 910 | 4.0% |
| 6 | SATYENDRA NATH BASU | IND | 273 | 1.2% |
| 7 | NIRENDRA MAZUMDER | IND | 253 | 1.1% |
| 8 | BANKU BEHARI GHOSH | IND | 172 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SATYENDRA SEN | RRP | 119 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (276th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.4% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
276th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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108th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.6%KMPP 29.2%FBL(MG) 21.7%IND 11.9%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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