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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 12 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Cooch Behar
Winner — 1957
MAZIRUDDIN AHMED
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SATISH CHANDRA ROY SINGHA
INC· 21,914 votes
INC 24.9%INC 23.5%4 others 51.7%
Votes
23,187
24.9% share
Winning margin
4,404
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
45.9%
of 1,01,700
A closely fought contest. MAZIRUDDIN AHMED won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAZIRUDDIN AHMED | 23,187 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | SATISH CHANDRA ROY SINGHA | 21,914 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | DINESH CHANDRA KARJEE | 18,783 | 20.1% | |
| 4 | NARESH CHANDRA BOSE | 17,233 | 18.5% | |
| 5 | SONAMANI DEVI | IND | 8,316 | 8.9% |
| 6 | SURENDRA NATH LAHIRI | IND | 3,863 | 4.1% |
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 (97th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 3.9% · max 61.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
97th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
279th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
45th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.9%INC 23.5%CPI 20.1%FBM 18.5%IND 8.9%OTH 4.1%
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
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