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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1951
Deganga
Winner — 1951
RAFIUDDIN AHMED
INC 78.5%IND 14.5%3 others 7.0%
Votes
19,897
78.5% share
Winning margin
16,223
64.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
46.9%
of 54,068
Deganga is a safe seat — RAFIUDDIN AHMED won by 64.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAFIUDDIN AHMED | 19,897 | 78.5% | |
| 2 | AJIT KUMAR MALLICK | IND | 3,674 | 14.5% |
| 3 | MOMINUL HUQ | IND | 676 | 2.7% |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD MOULA BAKSH | IND | 613 | 2.4% |
| 5 | JITENDRANATH ROY CHOWDHURY | IND | 495 | 1.9% |
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.
High turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe64.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.5% · max 64.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
28th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
276th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 78.5%IND 14.5%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.