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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 137 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Haroa Sandeshkhali
Winner — 1951
HEMANTA KUMAR GHOSHAL
Also elected — same seat
JYOTISH CHANDRA ROY SARDAR
INC· 8,689 votes
CPI 20.1%INC 12.9%11 others 67.0%
Votes
14,935
20.1% share
Winning margin
5,341
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
35.2%
of 1,05,604
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEMANTA KUMAR GHOSHAL | 14,935 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | SUDHIR CHANDRA PAL | 9,594 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | JYOTISH CHANDRA ROY SARDAR | 8,689 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | SEBAK DAS | 8,215 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | SAFIQUE AHMED | IND | 8,012 | 10.8% |
| 6 | NIRENDRA NATH BASU | IND | 5,365 | 7.2% |
| 7 | ABHIMANYU DAS | BPI | 4,272 | 5.7% |
| 8 | GADADHAR SARDAR | IND | 4,073 | 5.5% |
| 9 | MOHENDRA NATH ROY | IND | 3,987 | 5.4% |
| 10 | NARENDRA KALI MITRA | IND | 3,131 | 4.2% |
| 11 | BENIMADHAB HALDER | IND | 1,972 | 2.6% |
| 12 | LALIT MOHAN MITRA | IND | 1,100 | 1.5% |
| 13 | RABINDRA NATH ROY BISWAS | IND | 1,055 | 1.4% |
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 (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.4% · max 59.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
21st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
154th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 20.1%INC 12.9%INC 11.7%RSP 11.0%IND 10.8%IND 7.2%OTH 26.3%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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