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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 270 · 2021
Katwa
Winner — 2021
Rabindranath Chatterjee
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.1%BJP 44.0%4 others 7.9%
Votes
1,07,894
48.1% share
Winning margin
9,155
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.6%
of 2,68,459
A closely fought contest. Rabindranath Chatterjee won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabindranath Chatterjee |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,07,894 | 48.1% |
| 2 | Shyama Majumdar | NDA | 98,739 | 44.0% |
| 3 | Prabir Ganguli | 12,976 | 5.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,780 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Paritosh Chair | 1,598 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | Apurba Chakraborty | 1,472 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.9% · min 0.5% · max 44.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
188th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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191st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.1%BJP 44.0%INC 5.8%OTH 1.4%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.23 Cr
A 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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