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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 133 · 1969
Bow Bazar
Winner — 1969
BIJOY SINGH NAHAR
INC· INC
INC 56.0%FBL 35.2%2 others 8.7%
Votes
21,389
56.0% share
Winning margin
7,929
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.5%
of 75,686
Bow Bazar is a safe seat — BIJOY SINGH NAHAR won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY SINGH NAHAR | INC | 21,389 | 56.0% |
| 2 | D.C. BHOWMICK |  FBL | 13,460 | 35.3% |
| 3 | KARTAR SADHU SINGH BUTANI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,035 | 8.0% |
| 4 | AZUIZUL HAQUA | IND | 303 | 0.8% |
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 (55th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.2% · max 45.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
55th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
177th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.0%FBL 35.3%BJS 8.0%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
19 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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