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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1967
Chanditala
Winner — 1967
M . A . LATIF
IND
IND 37.7%INC 26.5%3 others 35.8%
Votes
17,317
37.7% share
Winning margin
5,130
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.2%
of 68,388
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M . A . LATIF | IND | 17,317 | 37.7% |
| 2 | S . S . BUKHSH | INC | 12,187 | 26.5% |
| 3 | K . K . BASU | Left | 10,272 | 22.3% |
| 4 | M . BHATTACHARJYA | Left | 3,379 | 7.3% |
| 5 | S . C . KOLAY | IND | 2,832 | 6.2% |
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 (269th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.1% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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269th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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106th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.7%INC 26.5%CPM 22.3%CPI 7.3%IND 6.2%
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?
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