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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1971
Daspur
Winner — 1971
SUDHIR CHANDRA BERA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 44.9%CPM 37.6%3 others 17.4%
Votes
25,282
44.9% share
Winning margin
4,108
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.5%
of 82,108
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR CHANDRA BERA | Congress (R) | 25,282 | 44.9% |
| 2 | BHATTACHARIYA MRIGENDRA | Left | 21,174 | 37.6% |
| 3 | MADHUSUDAN MANIK | Left | 6,338 | 11.3% |
| 4 | SASHADHAR CHAKRABERTTY | 3,213 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | HAREKRISHNA BERA | 246 | 0.4% |
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 (226th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
226th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
69th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.9%CPM 37.6%CPI 11.3%NCO 5.7%OTH 0.4%
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?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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