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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 198 · 1996
Daspur
Winner — 1996
MUKHOPADHAYA CHITTA RANJAN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.7%INC 46.4%1 others 1.9%
Votes
56,560
51.7% share
Winning margin
5,790
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
82.4%
of 1,32,785
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKHOPADHAYA CHITTA RANJAN | Left Front | 56,560 | 51.7% |
| 2 | GOSWAMI JAGANNATH | INC | 50,770 | 46.4% |
| 3 | BIRENDRA PAUL | BJP | 2,097 | 1.9% |
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 (143rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.0% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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143rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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171st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.7%INC 46.4%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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