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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 288 · 2000 by-elections
Suri
Winner — 2000 by-elections
Braja Mukherjee
CPM 52.4%AITC 37.9%2 others 9.7%
Votes
62,093
52.4% share
Winning margin
17,121
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
A clear win with a 14.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braja Mukherjee | 62,093 | 52.4% | |
| 2 | Chattaraj Suniti |  AITC | 44,972 | 38.0% |
| 3 | Jahar Lal Misra | 9,373 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Anita Mukherjee | IND | 2,071 | 1.8% |
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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.0% · min 1.1% · max 15.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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102nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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12th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.4%AITC 38.0%INC 7.9%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI
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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.