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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1957
Bhangar
Winner — 1957
HEM CHANDRA NASKAR
INC· INC
INC 43.9%IND 28.5%1 others 27.7%
Votes
16,302
43.9% share
Winning margin
5,726
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
46.0%
of 80,765
Bhangar is a safe seat — HEM CHANDRA NASKAR won by 15.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEM CHANDRA NASKAR | 16,302 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | MAZAMMEL HUSSAIN | IND | 10,576 | 28.5% |
| 3 | LATEMANALI MOLLAH | 10,279 | 27.7% |
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 (251st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
251st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
158th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.9%IND 28.5%CPI 27.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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