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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 141 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Bhangar
Winner — 1951
HEMCHANDRA NASKAR
Also elected — same seat
GANGADHAR NASKAR
CPI· 16,176 votes
INC 17.8%CPI 17.0%9 others 65.3%
Votes
16,943
17.8% share
Winning margin
1,507
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
43.5%
of 1,09,699
Bhangar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,507 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEMCHANDRA NASKAR | 16,943 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | GANGADHAR NASKAR | 16,176 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | KHAGENDRA KUMAR ROY CHOUDHURY | 15,436 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | MOZAMEL HOSSAIN SHAIK | IND | 12,347 | 12.9% |
| 5 | HRIDOY BHUSAN CHAKRAVORTY | 11,970 | 12.6% | |
| 6 | HARI KUMAR CHAKRAVORTY | IND | 5,973 | 6.3% |
| 7 | SHAHADAT ALI | IND | 4,500 | 4.7% |
| 8 | ANANTA KUMAR ROY SARDAR | 4,179 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | KISHORI MOHAN BHATTACHARJEE | 3,939 | 4.1% | |
| 10 | RAJANI KANTO NASKAR | IND | 2,095 | 2.2% |
| 11 | HARIDAS MONDAL | IND | 1,790 | 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.
Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.6% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
62nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
279th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 17.8%CPI 17.0%CPI 16.2%IND 12.9%INC 12.6%IND 6.3%OTH 17.3%
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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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