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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1967
Chopra
Winner — 1967
A.CHOWDHURY
INC· INC
INC 24.9%CPM 21.9%5 others 53.2%
Votes
7,330
24.9% share
Winning margin
881
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
42.0%
of 70,226
A closely fought contest. A.CHOWDHURY won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.CHOWDHURY | INC | 7,330 | 24.9% |
| 2 | B.MUNSHI | Left | 6,449 | 21.9% |
| 3 | S.A.Q.JALALUDDIN | IND | 6,214 | 21.1% |
| 4 | K.SETH | IND | 4,016 | 13.6% |
| 5 | M.G.RABBANI | Left | 2,398 | 8.1% |
| 6 | A.R.DAS | Praja Socialist Party | 2,167 | 7.4% |
| 7 | P.N.NEOGI | IND | 887 | 3.0% |
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 (200th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 3.0% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
200th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
289th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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144th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.9%CPM 21.9%IND 21.1%IND 13.6%CPI 8.1%PSP 7.4%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
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