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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 263 · 1967

Nadanghat

Winner — 1967

P . C . GOSWAMI
INC· INC
INC 51.3%CPM 41.6%1 others 7.1%
Votes
26,025
51.3% share
Winning margin
4,955
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
72.2%
of 70,223

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P . C . GOSWAMI
INC
26,02551.3%
2
S . C . BHOWAL
Left
21,07041.6%
3
K . CHANDRA
Left
3,6087.1%

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 (138th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.4% · max 90.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
138th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
174th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.3%CPM 41.6%CPI 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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