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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1951
Balagarh
Winner — 1951
BRINDABAN CHATTOPADHYAY
INC 35.3%KMPP 23.2%6 others 41.5%
Votes
8,807
35.3% share
Winning margin
3,006
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
43.9%
of 56,887
A clear win with a 12.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRINDABAN CHATTOPADHYAY | 8,807 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | NIRMAL KUMAR SEN | KMPP | 5,801 | 23.3% |
| 3 | GOPESH CHANDRA MALLICK | 5,677 | 22.8% | |
| 4 | RABINDRA NATH DAS | IND | 1,708 | 6.8% |
| 5 | MANINDRA NATH CHATTERJEE | IND | 1,290 | 5.2% |
| 6 | SATI PROSAD ROY | 931 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | KAMINI KUMAR BANERJEE | IND | 528 | 2.1% |
| 8 | GOSTO BEHARI MALLICK | IND | 211 | 0.8% |
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.
Low turnout (259th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.6% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
259th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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121st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.3%KMPP 23.3%FBL(MG) 22.8%IND 6.8%IND 5.2%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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