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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1967
Ballygunge
Winner — 1967
J . B . BHATTACHARYA
IND
IND 53.7%INC 43.0%3 others 3.3%
Votes
21,153
53.7% share
Winning margin
4,224
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.0%
of 66,757
A clear win with a 10.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J . B . BHATTACHARYA | IND | 21,153 | 53.7% |
| 2 | A . MAITRA | INC | 16,929 | 43.0% |
| 3 | J . ALAM | IND | 572 | 1.4% |
| 4 | L . ROY | IND | 483 | 1.2% |
| 5 | S . C . SARKAR | IND | 226 | 0.6% |
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.
Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.6% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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62nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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279th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 53.7%INC 43.0%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
6 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.