Chakdaha
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Chakdaha
West Bengal • India |
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| District(s) | Nadia |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population | 86,965 (2001) |
Chakdaha (In Bengali: চাকদহ) is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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[edit] Geography
Chakdaha is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Chakdaha had a population of 86,965. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chakdaha has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 84% and female literacy of 75%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Politics
In 2006, Malay Kumar Samanta of CPI (M) won the Chakdaha state assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Naresh Chandra Chaki of AITC. In 2001, 1996 and 1991, Satyasadhan Chakraborty of CPI (M) defeated his nearest rivals Gouri Sankar Dutta, Sukumar Sarkar and Sukumar Roy (all of INC) in the respective years. In 1987 and 1982, Subhas Basu of CPI (M) defeated Sanatanu Bhowmick and Narendra Nath Sarkar (both of INC) in respective years. In 1977, Binoy Kumar Biswas (Independent) defeated Saradindu Biswas of INC. [2]
Chakdaha is part of the Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency). [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chakdaha
- ^ Election Commision Assembly election results 1977 – 2006
- ^ General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
[edit] See also
| Cities and towns in Nadia District |
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