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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 199 · 1967
Contai South
Winner — 1967
S .C . DAS
PSP· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
PSP 51.0%INC 45.7%2 others 3.3%
Votes
26,089
51.0% share
Winning margin
2,747
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.4%
of 72,592
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S .C . DAS | Praja Socialist Party | 26,089 | 51.0% |
| 2 | S . MAITY | INC | 23,342 | 45.7% |
| 3 | R . C . NANDI | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,075 | 2.1% |
| 4 | P . B . DAS | IND | 610 | 1.2% |
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.
Average turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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203rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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40th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 51.0%INC 45.7%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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