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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 266 · 1967
Katwa
Winner — 1967
S. CHOWDHURY
CPM· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
CPM 48.8%INC 47.4%2 others 3.8%
Votes
20,870
48.8% share
Winning margin
607
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.4%
of 74,445
Katwa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 607 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. CHOWDHURY | Left | 20,870 | 48.8% |
| 2 | T . BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 20,263 | 47.4% |
| 3 | G . HALADHAR | IND | 946 | 2.2% |
| 4 | S . K . BANERJEE | IND | 679 | 1.6% |
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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 1.4% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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81st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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5th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.8%INC 47.4%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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