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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1987
Chowringhee
Winner — 1987
DEBI PRASAD CHATTOPADHYAY
INC· INC
INC 62.2%CPM 34.6%4 others 3.2%
Votes
39,361
62.2% share
Winning margin
17,494
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.6%
of 1,07,905
Chowringhee is a safe seat — DEBI PRASAD CHATTOPADHYAY won by 27.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBI PRASAD CHATTOPADHYAY | INC | 39,361 | 62.2% |
| 2 | BADSA ALAM | Left Front | 21,867 | 34.6% |
| 3 | SISIR KUMAR BASU | IND | 1,648 | 2.6% |
| 4 | GOPAL GHOSH | IND | 157 | 0.3% |
| 5 | RAM MURTI SINGH | IND | 123 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SUBRATA DAS | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (177th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 3.7% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
177th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
176th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.2%CPM 34.6%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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