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Winner — 1972

AJIT KUMAR BANERJEE
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 32.4%INC 29.6%4 others 38.0%
Votes
13,547
32.4% share
Winning margin
1,165
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.0%
of 1,04,605

A closely fought contest. AJIT KUMAR BANERJEE won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJIT KUMAR BANERJEE
Grand Alliance
13,54732.4%
2
ANANT SHARMA
Congress (R)
12,38229.6%
3
NUR ALAM
Left
11,20026.8%
4
LOBA RAM HANSDA
PHJ
2,6306.3%
5
JWALA PRASAD RAI
1,3333.2%
6
ANIRUDRA SINGH
6971.7%

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 (85th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.7% · max 39.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
85th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
87th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 32.4%INC 29.6%CPM 26.8%PHJ 6.3%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

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