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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 106 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Chinsurah
Winner — 1951
RADHA NATH DAS
Also elected — same seat
JYOTISH CHANDRA GHOSH
FBL(MG)· 18,995 votes
INC 19.4%FBL(MG) 18.4%11 others 62.2%
Votes
19,978
19.4% share
Winning margin
1,803
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
49.2%
of 1,04,865
Chinsurah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,803 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADHA NATH DAS | 19,978 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | JYOTISH CHANDRA GHOSH | 18,995 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | BHUPATI MAZUMDAR | 18,175 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | BALAI MAJHI | 15,342 | 14.9% | |
| 5 | JAB ABDUL OHID SARKAR | IND | 8,832 | 8.6% |
| 6 | BHABATOSH MITRA | 7,327 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | TARAK CHANDRA SAHA | KMPP | 5,122 | 5.0% |
| 8 | JATINDRA NATH MALIK | 4,023 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | SACHINDRA MOHAN NANDY | 1,444 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | NIRMAL KUMAR SEN | KMPP | 1,423 | 1.4% |
| 11 | NAGENDRA NATH DAS | IND | 1,110 | 1.1% |
| 12 | DHIRENDRA NATH SEN | FBL(RG) | 767 | 0.7% |
| 13 | RANJIT KUMAR SHAW (SURI) | IND | 600 | 0.6% |
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 (185th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.9% · min 1.8% · max 57.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
185th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
231st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 19.4%FBL(MG) 18.4%INC 17.6%FBL(MG) 14.9%IND 8.6%HMS 7.1%OTH 14.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
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