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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 288 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

SUNITI CHATTARAJ
INC· INC
INC 34.3%CPM 27.1%6 others 38.6%
Votes
17,386
34.3% share
Winning margin
3,674
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.6%
of 86,419

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNITI CHATTARAJ
INC
INC
17,38634.3%
2
ARUN KUMAR CHOWDHURY
CPM
Left Front
13,71227.1%
3
PROTIMA MUKHERJEE
SUC
9,88019.5%
4
HAZI ABDUL MOTALIB
IND
5,44210.7%
5
DEBRANJAN MUKHOPADHYAY
JNP
Janata
2,9965.9%
6
BASUDEO CHAKRABARTY
IND
8151.6%
7
SUDHINDRA KUMAR BATABYAL
IND
3180.6%
8
KALYAN KUMAR GHOSH
IND
1260.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.0% · min 1.1% · max 15.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
102nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
12th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.3%CPM 27.1%SUC 19.5%IND 10.7%JNP 5.9%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI
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