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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1969
Chandrakona
Winner — 1969
SAROSHI CHOUDHURY
CPM· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
CPM 56.9%INC 43.1%
Votes
27,313
56.9% share
Winning margin
6,630
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
71.8%
of 66,835
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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.
Low turnout (266th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 5.1% · max 51.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
266th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
105th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.9%INC 43.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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