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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1951

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Winner — 1951

RAM LAGAN SINGH
INC
INC 42.6%CPI 32.2%6 others 25.2%
Votes
5,288
42.6% share
Winning margin
1,291
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
31.4%
of 39,568

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM LAGAN SINGH
INC
5,28842.6%
2
ARDHANSU MITRA
CPI
3,99732.2%
3
HIMANGSU KUMAR SET
IND
2,02816.3%
4
CHOUTHMAL SARAF
IND
4043.3%
5
B L DAS
KMPP
3032.4%
6
TARA PROSANNA MOKHERJI
IND
1561.3%
7
RAMAKSHAY CHAKRABARTI
IND
1521.2%
8
DULAL CHANDRA DUTTA
IND
870.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (269th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.1% · max 36.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
269th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
106th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.6%CPI 32.2%IND 16.3%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kids wear/ Readymade Garments🏷️Leather goodsGI
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Gun and Shell Factory Museum

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