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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 17 · 19572 seats · 1 ST
Gangarampur
Winner — 1957
LAKSHAN CHANDRA HASDA
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SATINDRA NATH BASU
INC· 16,849 votes
INC 22.6%INC 19.3%7 others 58.1%
Votes
19,687
22.6% share
Winning margin
6,388
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
42.0%
of 1,03,784
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHAN CHANDRA HASDA | 19,687 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | SATINDRA NATH BASU | 16,849 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | MAJEDAR RAHAMAN | IND | 13,299 | 15.3% |
| 4 | SOREN DEBI | IND | 12,173 | 14.0% |
| 5 | NITYA KRISHNA BHATTACHARJEE | 11,380 | 13.1% | |
| 6 | AJIT ROY | IND | 4,701 | 5.4% |
| 7 | SREEKANTA ROY | IND | 4,329 | 5.0% |
| 8 | UPENDRA NATH DAS | IND | 2,548 | 2.9% |
| 9 | MATRA MURMU | IND | 2,167 | 2.5% |
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 (86th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.4% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
86th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
244th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
47th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.6%INC 19.3%IND 15.3%IND 14.0%PSP 13.1%IND 5.4%OTH 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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