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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2023 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Dhupguri
Winner — 2023 by-elections
NIRMAL CHANDRA ROY
AITC
AITC 46.5%BJP 44.5%5 others 9.0%
Votes
97,613
46.5% share
Winning margin
4,309
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
A closely fought contest. NIRMAL CHANDRA ROY won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRMAL CHANDRA ROY |  AITC | 97,613 | 46.5% |
| 2 | TAPASI ROY | 93,304 | 44.5% | |
| 3 | ISWAR CHANDRA ROY | 13,758 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | SADHANA SINGHA ROY | BNARP | 2,171 | 1.0% |
| 5 | RANJIT BARMAN | KPPU | 1,161 | 0.6% |
| 6 | DEBASISH ROY | IND | 994 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RABINDRA NATH ROY | SWAP | 714 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.9% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
41st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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261st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.5%BJP 44.5%CPM 6.6%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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