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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1967
Cooch Behar North
Winner — 1967
M.R.TAR
INC· INC
INC 37.7%FBL 33.1%2 others 29.2%
Votes
17,440
37.7% share
Winning margin
2,147
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.2%
of 70,916
A closely fought contest. M.R.TAR won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.R.TAR | INC | 17,440 | 37.7% |
| 2 | S.D.GUPTA |  FBL | 15,293 | 33.1% |
| 3 | G.C.SAHA | Left | 8,940 | 19.3% |
| 4 | N.C.GHOSH | Swatantra Party | 4,554 | 9.8% |
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.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.9% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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15th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
246th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.7%FBL 33.1%CPM 19.3%SWA 9.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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