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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1962
Tollygunge
Winner — 1962
NIRANJAN SENGUPTA
CPI· Left
CPI 56.3%INC 39.1%2 others 4.5%
Votes
41,049
56.3% share
Winning margin
12,518
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.3%
of 1,03,746
Tollygunge is a safe seat — NIRANJAN SENGUPTA won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRANJAN SENGUPTA | Left | 41,049 | 56.3% |
| 2 | ASHA GHOSH | INC | 28,531 | 39.1% |
| 3 | JIBAN LAL CHATTERJEE | WPI | 2,384 | 3.3% |
| 4 | RANJAN KUMAR MUKHERJEE | 924 | 1.3% |
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 (272nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.7% · max 67.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
272nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
110th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 56.3%INC 39.1%OTH 4.5%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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