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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 241 · 1971
Kotulpur
Winner — 1971
JATADHARI MUKHOPADHYAY
CPM· Left
CPM 38.4%INC 36.3%3 others 25.3%
Votes
16,135
38.4% share
Winning margin
904
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.4%
of 70,667
A closely fought contest. JATADHARI MUKHOPADHYAY won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JATADHARI MUKHOPADHYAY | Left | 16,135 | 38.4% |
| 2 | SASANKA SEKHAR MITRA | Congress (R) | 15,231 | 36.3% |
| 3 | CHANDIDAS MUKHOPADHYAY | Left | 5,102 | 12.2% |
| 4 | GOBINDA BANDOPADHYAY | BAC | 4,027 | 9.6% |
| 5 | BRINDABAN BHATTACHARYYA | 1,494 | 3.6% |
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 (229th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.0% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
229th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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14th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 38.4%INC 36.3%CPI 12.2%BAC 9.6%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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