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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Canning

Winner — 1971

GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 37.0%CPM 36.7%3 others 26.4%
Votes
20,015
37.0% share
Winning margin
153
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.3%
of 84,154

Canning was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 153 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR
Congress (R)
20,01537.0%
2
CHITTA RANJAN MRIDHA
Left
19,86236.7%
3
DULAL CHANDRA MONDAL
SUC
11,94422.1%
4
CHANDRA KANTA RAY
BAC
1,8083.3%
5
SURESH HALDAR
IND
5191.0%

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 (187th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 25.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
187th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
152nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.0%CPM 36.7%SUC 22.1%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
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture

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