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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1957
Garden Reach
Winner — 1957
SHAIKH ABDUALLAH FAROOQUIE
CPI· Left
CPI 51.6%INC 39.4%3 others 9.1%
Votes
16,619
51.6% share
Winning margin
3,934
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.8%
of 66,046
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAIKH ABDUALLAH FAROOQUIE | 16,619 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | S.M. ABDULLAH | 12,685 | 39.4% | |
| 3 | SHAFIUR RAHMAN | IND | 1,998 | 6.2% |
| 4 | KIRSHNA NATH CHATTERJI | 597 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | ISLAMUDDIN LASKAR | IND | 334 | 1.0% |
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 (268th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
268th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
190th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.6%INC 39.4%IND 6.2%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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