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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1951
Behala
Winner — 1951
BIREN ROY
FBL(RG)
FBL(RG) 41.7%INC 26.1%6 others 32.2%
Votes
9,539
41.7% share
Winning margin
3,580
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
40.9%
of 55,917
Behala is a safe seat — BIREN ROY won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIREN ROY | FBL(RG) | 9,539 | 41.7% |
| 2 | BARENDRO KUMAR GHOSH | 5,959 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | UJYALA ROY RAKSHIT | IND | 4,562 | 20.0% |
| 4 | JAGADANANDA MUKHERJEE | IND | 988 | 4.3% |
| 5 | MADHAB GHOSH | 747 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | DHIRENDRA MOHAN GHATAK | KMPP | 542 | 2.4% |
| 7 | JYOTISH CHANDRA BHOWMICK | IND | 307 | 1.3% |
| 8 | GOPINATH DHALI | IND | 214 | 0.9% |
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.
Low turnout (289th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
289th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
258th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
128th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL(RG) 41.7%INC 26.1%IND 20.0%OTH 12.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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