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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1967
Bharatpur
Winner — 1967
S.SINHA
INC· INC
INC 31.9%IND 29.0%3 others 39.2%
Votes
11,771
31.9% share
Winning margin
1,056
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.6%
of 72,991
A closely fought contest. S.SINHA won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.SINHA | INC | 11,771 | 31.9% |
| 2 | S.P.BHATTACHARYYA | IND | 10,715 | 29.0% |
| 3 | F.A.CHOUDHURY | IND | 9,180 | 24.8% |
| 4 | A.P.SAHA | IND | 3,525 | 9.5% |
| 5 | B.A.A.F.CHOUDHURY | IND | 1,764 | 4.8% |
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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.7% · max 35.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
17th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.73
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
75th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.9%IND 29.0%IND 24.8%IND 9.5%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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