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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1951
Bagnan
Winner — 1951
SAMBHU CHARAN MUKHOPADHAYA
INC 33.1%FBL(MG) 30.0%10 others 36.9%
Votes
8,793
33.1% share
Winning margin
815
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
49.8%
of 53,317
A closely fought contest. SAMBHU CHARAN MUKHOPADHAYA won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMBHU CHARAN MUKHOPADHAYA | 8,793 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | SATISH CHANDRA PANJA | 7,978 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | NANDALAL MITRA | IND | 4,364 | 16.4% |
| 4 | BADAL CHANDRA MAJI | KMPP | 1,933 | 7.3% |
| 5 | ARAQBINDU MALLICK | IND | 1,407 | 5.3% |
| 6 | UPENDRA NATH SHEE | IND | 1,096 | 4.1% |
| 7 | GOPI KRISHNA CHAKRABORTI | IND | 261 | 1.0% |
| 8 | LAKSHAN CHANDRA DHARA | IND | 247 | 0.9% |
| 9 | MOSHIHOR RAHAMAN | IND | 173 | 0.7% |
| 10 | KALIPADA PATRA | IND | 132 | 0.5% |
| 11 | SANTOSH KUMAR GHOSAL | IND | 127 | 0.5% |
| 12 | NANDALAL SAMANTA | IND | 60 | 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.
Average turnout (190th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.6% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
190th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
250th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
101st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.1%FBL(MG) 30.0%IND 16.4%KMPP 7.3%IND 5.3%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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