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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1967
Chandernagore
Winner — 1967
B . MUKHERJEE
CPM· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
CPM 54.9%INC 42.4%2 others 2.7%
Votes
29,830
54.9% share
Winning margin
6,757
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.2%
of 74,252
A clear win with a 12.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B . MUKHERJEE | Left | 29,830 | 54.9% |
| 2 | S . BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 23,073 | 42.4% |
| 3 | P . GHOSH | IND | 881 | 1.6% |
| 4 | P . C . DAS | IND | 597 | 1.1% |
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 (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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196th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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147th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.9%INC 42.4%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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