Back to West Bengal 1951 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1951
Nandigram South
Winner — 1951
PRABIR CHANDRA JANA
INC 39.6%CPI 38.8%2 others 21.6%
Votes
15,204
39.6% share
Winning margin
331
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.2%
of 56,206
Nandigram South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 331 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABIR CHANDRA JANA | 15,204 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | BHUPAL CHANDRA PANDA | 14,873 | 38.8% | |
| 3 | KRISHNAPADA BERA | KMPP | 5,320 | 13.9% |
| 4 | ISAN CHANDRA MAHAPATRO | 2,952 | 7.7% |
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.
Average turnout (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 27.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
92nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
259th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.6%CPI 38.8%KMPP 13.9%BJS 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.