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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1971
Arambagh
Winner — 1971
PRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN
NCO 60.6%CPM 29.7%2 others 9.7%
Votes
30,429
60.6% share
Winning margin
15,530
30.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.8%
of 81,244
Arambagh is a safe seat — PRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN won by 30.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN | 30,429 | 60.6% | |
| 2 | CHATTOPADHYAY SASTIRAM | Left | 14,899 | 29.7% |
| 3 | SAILESWAR PAL | IND | 3,022 | 6.0% |
| 4 | RABINDRA NATH ROY |  FBL | 1,864 | 3.7% |
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.
Average turnout (186th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.8% · max 40.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
186th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
94th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 60.6%CPM 29.7%IND 6.0%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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