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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 265 · 2006
Durgapur-II
Winner — 2006
BIPRENDU KUMAR CHAKRABORTY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.8%AITC 37.0%2 others 8.2%
Votes
1,11,818
54.8% share
Winning margin
36,193
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.0%
of 2,61,664
Durgapur-II is a safe seat — BIPRENDU KUMAR CHAKRABORTY won by 17.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIPRENDU KUMAR CHAKRABORTY | Left Front | 1,11,818 | 54.8% |
| 2 | APURBA MUKHERJEE |  AITC | 75,625 | 37.0% |
| 3 | MRIGENDRA NATH PAUL | INC | 12,428 | 6.1% |
| 4 | JUGAL KRISHNA PAKHIRA | IND | 4,266 | 2.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.7% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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100th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
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127th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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227th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.8%AITC 37.0%INC 6.1%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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