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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 112 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Galsi
Winner — 1951
JADABENDRA NATH PANJA
Also elected — same seat
MAHITOSH SAHA
INC· 16,911 votes
INC 24.1%INC 22.9%5 others 53.1%
Votes
17,799
24.1% share
Winning margin
3,616
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
36.0%
of 1,02,617
A closely fought contest. JADABENDRA NATH PANJA won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JADABENDRA NATH PANJA | 17,799 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | MAHITOSH SAHA | 16,911 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | PHAKIR CHANDRA ROY | IND | 14,183 | 19.2% |
| 4 | KRISHNA CHANDRA HALDER | 14,112 | 19.1% | |
| 5 | RADHA GOBINDA DUTTA | 5,225 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | DOLGOBINDA METE | 3,057 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | PURNA CHANDRA CHAUDHURY | 2,672 | 3.6% |
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 (245th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.3% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
245th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
124th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.1%INC 22.9%IND 19.2%CPI 19.1%FBL(MG) 7.1%OTH 7.7%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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