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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1957
Contai South
Winner — 1957
RASHBEHARI PAL
INC· INC
INC 48.1%PSP 45.4%2 others 6.5%
Votes
19,236
48.1% share
Winning margin
1,091
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.3%
of 62,169
A closely fought contest. RASHBEHARI PAL won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RASHBEHARI PAL | 19,236 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | SUDHIR CHANDRA DAS | 18,145 | 45.4% | |
| 3 | SATYABRATA MAITY | 1,710 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | PULIN BEHARI DAS | IND | 883 | 2.2% |
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 (155th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.3% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
155th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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179th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.1%PSP 45.4%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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