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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1982
Uttarpara
Winner — 1982
SANTASRI CHATTAPADHYAY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 59.7%INC 33.5%2 others 6.8%
Votes
50,127
59.7% share
Winning margin
22,019
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.8%
of 1,20,155
Uttarpara is a safe seat — SANTASRI CHATTAPADHYAY won by 26.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTASRI CHATTAPADHYAY | Left Front | 50,127 | 59.7% |
| 2 | SUKUMAR GHOSH | INC | 28,108 | 33.5% |
| 3 | AMAR PAL SEN (PALTU) | IND | 4,334 | 5.2% |
| 4 | KASHI NATH BANERJEE | 1,353 | 1.6% |
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 (135th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 45.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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135th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
266th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.7%INC 33.5%IND 5.2%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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