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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 4 · 2011
Cooch Behar Dakshin
Winner — 2011
AKSHAY THAKUR
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 47.0%AITC 45.2%6 others 7.8%
Votes
72,028
47.0% share
Winning margin
2,863
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.7%
of 1,82,901
Cooch Behar Dakshin was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,863 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKSHAY THAKUR | Left Front | 72,028 | 47.0% |
| 2 | ABDUL JALIL AHMED |  AITCUPA | 69,165 | 45.2% |
| 3 | GAYETRI KAR | BJP | 6,419 | 4.2% |
| 4 | SANAT SEN | IND | 2,207 | 1.4% |
| 5 | SHYAMAL CHANDRA BARMAN | IND | 1,277 | 0.8% |
| 6 | PRAHLAD CHANDRA DATTA | IND | 745 | 0.5% |
| 7 | KRISHNA KANTA BARMAN | IND | 685 | 0.5% |
| 8 | CHANCHAL SARKAR | PDCI | 589 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.5% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
54th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
97th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 47.0%AITC 45.2%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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