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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1962
Sonarpur
Winner — 1962
KHAGENDRA KUMAR ROY CHOWDHARY
CPI· Left
CPI 52.3%INC 29.7%2 others 18.0%
Votes
25,508
52.3% share
Winning margin
11,028
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.5%
of 1,17,614
Sonarpur is a safe seat — KHAGENDRA KUMAR ROY CHOWDHARY won by 22.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAGENDRA KUMAR ROY CHOWDHARY | Left | 25,508 | 52.3% |
| 2 | ANIL KUMAR BANERJEE | INC | 14,480 | 29.7% |
| 3 | BIBHUPADA SAFUI | IND | 6,750 | 13.8% |
| 4 | KANAI LAL BOSE | Praja Socialist Party | 2,053 | 4.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (240th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.5% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
240th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
243rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.3%INC 29.7%IND 13.8%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.