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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1951
Pingla
Winner — 1951
PULIN BEHARI MAITY
BJS 27.0%KMPP 25.9%2 others 47.0%
Votes
5,430
27.0% share
Winning margin
217
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
40.9%
of 49,125
Pingla was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 217 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PULIN BEHARI MAITY | 5,430 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | JOGENDRA NATH HAZRA | KMPP | 5,213 | 25.9% |
| 3 | GANESH CHANDRA DAS | IND | 4,787 | 23.8% |
| 4 | MANISHINATH BASU | 4,660 | 23.2% |
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.
High turnout (24th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.1% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
24th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.70
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
216th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 27.0%KMPP 25.9%IND 23.8%INC 23.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.