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West Bengal · PC 27 · 1971
Ghatal
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
JAGADISH BHATTACHARYYA
CPM· Left
CPM 35.7%INC 35.3%4 others 28.9%
Votes
1,28,366
35.7% share
Winning margin
1,322
0.4% of votes
Total votes cast
3,59,456
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGADISH BHATTACHARYYA | Left | 1,28,366 | 35.7% |
| 2 | PARIHAL GHOSH | INC | 1,27,044 | 35.3% |
| 3 | KAR PRABHAT | Left | 62,824 | 17.5% |
| 4 | SURENDRA NATH GHORAI | BAC | 20,513 | 5.7% |
| 5 | RAMDAS RAMANUJ DAS MAHANTA | 16,403 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | GOBARDHAN DEV | IND | 4,306 | 1.2% |
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 (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 29.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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32nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
15th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 35.7%INC 35.3%CPI 17.5%BAC 5.7%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
Figures are for Hugli, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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