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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 199 · 1971
Contai South
Winner — 1971
SUDHIR CHANDRA DAS
PSP· Grand Alliance
PSP 38.7%NCO 29.1%4 others 32.2%
Votes
18,165
38.7% share
Winning margin
4,480
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.9%
of 77,207
A clear win with a 9.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR CHANDRA DAS | Grand Alliance | 18,165 | 38.7% |
| 2 | SATYABRATA MAITY | 13,685 | 29.1% | |
| 3 | KAR RAMSANKAR | Left | 4,940 | 10.5% |
| 4 | ADHIKARY SISIR KUMAR | Congress (R) | 4,806 | 10.2% |
| 5 | TABEZ UADIN NAHAMMAD | IND | 3,803 | 8.1% |
| 6 | MAITY PRANRANJAN | IND | 1,592 | 3.4% |
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 (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
203rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 38.7%NCO 29.1%CPM 10.5%INC 10.2%IND 8.1%OTH 3.4%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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