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Winner — 2005
APARNA SENGUPTA
AIFB· AIFB
AIFB 31.7%MCO 30.3%10 others 38.0%
Votes
50,533
31.7% share
Winning margin
2,337
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
59.8%
of 2,66,248
Nirsa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,337 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APARNA SENGUPTA | AIFB | 50,533 | 31.7% |
| 2 | ARUP CHATTERJEE | MCO | 48,196 | 30.3% |
| 3 | ASHOK MANDAL | NDA | 30,678 | 19.3% |
| 4 | BODI LAL MARANDI | IND | 7,600 | 4.8% |
| 5 | KRIPA SHANKAR CHATTERJEE | UPA | 7,238 | 4.5% |
| 6 | UPENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 5,057 | 3.2% |
| 7 | SUBODH CHANDRA MURMU | IND | 3,034 | 1.9% |
| 8 | JAYANTI SINHA | NDA | 2,172 | 1.4% |
| 9 | BAMAPAD BAURI | IND | 1,818 | 1.1% |
| 10 | NIKHIL BAURI | BSP | 1,258 | 0.8% |
| 11 | UMESH GOSWAMI | IND | 885 | 0.6% |
| 12 | KALYAN GORAIN | UPA | 856 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.5% · max 22.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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27th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
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38th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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21st of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 31.7%MCO 30.3%BJP 19.3%OTH 18.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,84,487
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,040 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population8.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 16.1%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water39.9%
Electricity85.6%
Sanitation39.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births78.8%
Children fully vaccinated66.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Clean cooking fuel37.2%
Health insurance45.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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