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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2006

Berhampore

Winner — 2006

MANOJ CHAKRABORTY
IND
IND 50.5%RSP 36.8%4 others 12.7%
Votes
94,562
50.5% share
Winning margin
25,726
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.0%
of 2,30,899

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANOJ CHAKRABORTY
IND
94,56250.5%
2
AMAL KARMAKAR
Left Front
68,83636.8%
3
MAYA RANI PAUL
INC
16,5968.9%
4
APURBA BANERJEE
IND
2,8341.5%
5
SUNIL KUMAR MANDAL
IND
2,7371.5%
6
MD. HAYATUR RAHMAN
IND
1,5160.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.7% · max 35.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
17th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.73
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
75th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 50.5%RSP 36.8%INC 8.9%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf

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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