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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 162 · 2011
Chowrangee
Winner — 2011
SIKHA CHOWDHURY(MITRA)
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 71.9%RJD 19.6%7 others 8.5%
Votes
79,450
71.9% share
Winning margin
57,739
52.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
54.4%
of 2,03,052
Chowrangee is a safe seat — SIKHA CHOWDHURY(MITRA) won by 52.3%.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIKHA CHOWDHURY(MITRA) |  AITCAITC + INC | 79,450 | 71.9% |
| 2 | BIMAL SINGH | 21,711 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | SHAHNAWAZ AHMED | BJP | 4,799 | 4.3% |
| 4 | ABDUL WAHAB | AIMF | 1,640 | 1.5% |
| 5 | BIMAL SAHA | IND | 792 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SYED MD. SERAJ NABI | IND | 740 | 0.7% |
| 7 | LAKSHMI OJHA | IND | 537 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SUSHEEL KUMAR PANDEY | JGP | 459 | 0.4% |
| 9 | KAKALI OJHA | IND | 378 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (289th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe52.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
289th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
258th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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128th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 71.9%RJD 19.6%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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