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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 195 · 1957
Karimpur
Winner — 1957
BIJOY LAL CHATTOPADHYAY
INC· INC
INC 56.0%IND 18.8%4 others 25.2%
Votes
17,035
56.0% share
Winning margin
11,321
37.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.1%
of 59,495
Karimpur is a safe seat — BIJOY LAL CHATTOPADHYAY won by 37.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY LAL CHATTOPADHYAY | 17,035 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | SATYENDRA NATH CHOUDHURY | IND | 5,714 | 18.8% |
| 3 | HARIPADA CHATTOPADHYAY | 3,359 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | MRIGENDRA MOHAN RAY | IND | 2,683 | 8.8% |
| 5 | LAKSHMI NARAYAN BISWAS | IND | 1,078 | 3.5% |
| 6 | NIRENDRA NATH ROY | IND | 555 | 1.8% |
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 (207th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.2% · min 0.2% · max 64.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
207th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
60th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.0%IND 18.8%PSP 11.0%IND 8.8%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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