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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 213 · 2009 by-elections
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Winner — 2009 by-elections
Das Samares
AITC
AITC 49.9%DSP 45.8%2 others 4.3%
Votes
72,403
49.9% share
Winning margin
5,950
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
A closely fought contest. Das Samares won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Das Samares |  AITC | 72,403 | 49.9% |
| 2 | Sinha P.Chandra | DSP | 66,453 | 45.8% |
| 3 | Minati Sur | 4,533 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Soumendra M. | IND | 1,693 | 1.2% |
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 (116th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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116th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
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261st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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213th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
13 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.9%DSP 45.8%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.