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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1971
Dhupguri
Winner — 1971
BHAWANI PAUL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 29.0%SSP 28.5%6 others 42.4%
Votes
11,471
29.0% share
Winning margin
192
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
53.5%
of 73,834
Dhupguri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 192 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAWANI PAUL | Congress (R) | 11,471 | 29.0% |
| 2 | ANILDHAR GUHA NEOGI | Grand Alliance | 11,279 | 28.5% |
| 3 | SURESH CHANDRA DAY | Left | 7,054 | 17.9% |
| 4 | WAYEZUDDIN AHMED | IND | 5,321 | 13.5% |
| 5 | MAUGA NUNDA | IND | 1,440 | 3.6% |
| 6 | BIMAL BHATTACHARJEE | BAC | 1,400 | 3.5% |
| 7 | NAPESH CHANDRA SARKAR | 885 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | LAKSHAN DAS SANTAL | 665 | 1.7% |
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.
Low turnout (250th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
250th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
239th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
53rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.0%SSP 28.5%CPM 17.9%IND 13.5%OTH 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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