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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 199 · 1996

Nandanpur

Winner — 1996

CHHAYA BERA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.0%INC 47.3%2 others 1.8%
Votes
55,826
51.0% share
Winning margin
4,057
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
87.3%
of 1,25,563

A closely fought contest. CHHAYA BERA won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHAYA BERA
Left Front
55,82651.0%
2
NIRMAL MAITY
INC
51,76947.3%
3
GOUR HARI GIRI
BJP
1,6311.5%
4
SUKUMAR MAITY
IND
3280.3%

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.

Average turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
203rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.0%INC 47.3%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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