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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 145 · 1996
Bow Bazar
Winner — 1996
SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY
INC· INC
INC 59.4%JD 27.9%15 others 12.7%
Votes
36,579
59.4% share
Winning margin
19,398
31.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
55.2%
of 1,11,638
Bow Bazar is a safe seat — SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY won by 31.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 36,579 | 59.4% |
| 2 | SUJIT MANDAL | 17,181 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | RAJENDRA KUMAR GUPTA | BJP | 5,486 | 8.9% |
| 4 | SHYAMAL KUMAR DUTTA | IND | 542 | 0.9% |
| 5 | BRATINDRA NASKAR | AIIC(T) | 364 | 0.6% |
| 6 | JOSEPH ROZARIO | IND | 284 | 0.5% |
| 7 | PINAKI DAS | IND | 227 | 0.4% |
| 8 | HABUL MUKHERJEE (TARAK) | IND | 207 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MD. KASIM | IND | 188 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SAROJ BHATTACHARJEE | ABHM | 110 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BIBEKANANDA PAUL | IND | 108 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GAUTAM DAS GUPTA | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 13 | S.M. MUSTAFA | SLAP | 71 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BRINDABAN CHANDRA DEY | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KAMAL KUMAR ROY | IND | 42 | 0.1% |
| 16 | NARAYAN CHANDRA GHOSH | IND | 38 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MD. SAIFUDDIN | IND | 36 | 0.1% |
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 (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.2% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
178th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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162nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.4%JD 27.9%BJP 8.9%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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