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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1951
Belgachia
Winner — 1951
GANESH GHOSE
CPI 43.9%INC 24.9%11 others 31.2%
Votes
9,489
43.9% share
Winning margin
4,108
19.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
40.6%
of 53,206
Belgachia is a safe seat — GANESH GHOSE won by 19.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESH GHOSE | 9,489 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | SUDHIR KUMAR DE | 5,381 | 24.9% | |
| 3 | GANAPATI SUR | IND | 1,813 | 8.4% |
| 4 | HIRENDRA KUMAR GANGULY | KMPP | 1,248 | 5.8% |
| 5 | BALAI BISWAS | IND | 779 | 3.6% |
| 6 | PANCHANAN CHAKRAVORTY | IND | 673 | 3.1% |
| 7 | JATINDRA CHAKRAVORTY | 571 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | SATYABRATA GHOSE | 556 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | DHIRESH CHAKRABORTY | IND | 415 | 1.9% |
| 10 | JOGESH CHANDRA GHOSE | IND | 355 | 1.6% |
| 11 | NARESH CHANDRA BANERJI | IND | 230 | 1.1% |
| 12 | RAMDAS KAR | IND | 51 | 0.2% |
| 13 | PANCHANAN GHOSH | IND | 46 | 0.2% |
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 (277th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.3% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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277th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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183rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 43.9%INC 24.9%IND 8.4%KMPP 5.8%OTH 17.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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