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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1996
Chandernagore
Winner — 1996
KAMAL MUKHERJEE
INC· INC
INC 49.9%CPM 44.9%6 others 5.2%
Votes
69,565
49.9% share
Winning margin
7,034
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.4%
of 1,77,709
A clear win with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAL MUKHERJEE | INC | 69,565 | 49.9% |
| 2 | SANDHYA CHATTOPADHYAY | Left Front | 62,531 | 44.9% |
| 3 | TANDRA BHATTACHARJEE | BJP | 5,223 | 3.8% |
| 4 | SHAMBHU DAS | IND | 745 | 0.5% |
| 5 | NANI GOPAL BHATTACHARYA | IND | 423 | 0.3% |
| 6 | DIBYENDU GUHA | IND | 389 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DEB KUMAR SHIL | IND | 284 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MADAN MOHAN ROY | IND | 160 | 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 (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.3% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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191st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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256th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.9%CPM 44.9%OTH 5.2%
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?
16 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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