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Winner — 1972
SHAMSUL HOQUE
IND
IND 44.3%INC 31.6%2 others 24.0%
Votes
2,012
44.4% share
Winning margin
578
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.1%
of 6,965
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMSUL HOQUE | IND | 2,012 | 44.4% |
| 2 | KHELARAM BARMAN | Congress (R) | 1,434 | 31.6% |
| 3 | MANIK CHANDRA DAS | IND | 548 | 12.1% |
| 4 | BAIKUNTHA NATH ROY | IND | 543 | 12.0% |
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 (45th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.5% · max 57.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
45th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
5th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 44.4%INC 31.6%IND 12.1%IND 12.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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