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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1957
Katwa
Winner — 1957
TARAPADA CHAUDHURI
INC· INC
INC 54.3%CPI 42.7%1 others 3.0%
Votes
20,102
54.3% share
Winning margin
4,303
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
56.8%
of 65,214
A clear win with a 11.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARAPADA CHAUDHURI | 20,102 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | SUBODH CHAUDHURI | 15,799 | 42.7% | |
| 3 | HARIDAS SAHA | 1,121 | 3.0% |
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 (142nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.3% · max 47.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
142nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
286th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
139th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.3%CPI 42.7%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque
🏛️MonumentASI
Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.