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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1951

Bhawanipur

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Winner — 1951

MIRA DUTTA GUPTA
INC
INC 37.1%IND 33.1%6 others 29.8%
Votes
7,879
37.1% share
Winning margin
842
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
43.8%
of 48,499

A closely fought contest. MIRA DUTTA GUPTA won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MIRA DUTTA GUPTA
INC
7,87937.1%
2
DEBNATH DAS
IND
7,03733.1%
3
SAUMYENDRANATH TAGORE
RSP
2,78613.1%
4
PHANI BHUSHAN MUKHERJEE
BJS
2,0259.5%
5
PARITOSH BANERJEE
IND
6683.1%
6
BIRESH CHANDRA MAJUMDER
IND
3071.4%
7
BASANTA KUMAR CHATTOPADHYAY
RRP
2831.3%
8
MONORANJAN BANERJEE
IND
2671.3%

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

Average turnout (135th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 45.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
135th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
266th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.1%IND 33.1%RSP 13.1%BJS 9.5%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Gems & Jewellery
Lakshmi-Janardan temple

Lakshmi-Janardan temple

🛕TempleWikidata
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