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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1967
Bagnan
Winner — 1967
R . G . CHOUDHURY
INC· INC
INC 37.4%CPM 35.7%1 others 26.9%
Votes
18,956
37.4% share
Winning margin
830
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.7%
of 68,812
Bagnan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 830 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R . G . CHOUDHURY | INC | 18,956 | 37.4% |
| 2 | N . CHATTOPADHAYA | Left | 18,126 | 35.8% |
| 3 | A . K . GANGULY | BAC | 13,625 | 26.9% |
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 (217th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.6% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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217th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
247th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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275th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.4%CPM 35.8%BAC 26.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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