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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1971

Champdani

Winner — 1971

HARI PADA MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left
CPM 47.9%INC 26.7%2 others 25.5%
Votes
23,210
47.9% share
Winning margin
10,294
21.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.1%
of 79,250

Champdani is a safe seat — HARI PADA MUKHERJEE won by 21.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI PADA MUKHERJEE
Left
23,21047.9%
2
NISITH KAMAL SANYAI
Congress (R)
12,91626.6%
3
GIRIJA BHUSHAN MUKHOPADHYYA
Left
10,24421.1%
4
BVOMKESH MAZUMDAR
2,0934.3%

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 (265th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
265th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
217th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.9%INC 26.6%CPI 21.1%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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