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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 176 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

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Winner — 1957

RAFIUDDIN AHMED
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
ATUL KRISHNA ROY
INC· 21,432 votes
INC 24.8%INC 20.7%7 others 54.5%
Votes
25,627
24.8% share
Winning margin
5,011
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
45.5%
of 1,13,683

A closely fought contest. RAFIUDDIN AHMED won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAFIUDDIN AHMED
INC
25,62724.8%
2
ATUL KRISHNA ROY
INC
21,43220.7%
3
ABU TAHER
CPI
20,61619.9%
4
KUNJA BIHARI ROY
IND
10,70210.3%
5
YAKUB ALI KHAN
IND
8,0747.8%
6
HEMANTA KUMAR BISWAS
IND
6,1496.0%
7
LAKSHMI KANTA PRAMANIK
IND
5,6885.5%
8
MAHAMMED HANIF
IND
4,3984.3%
9
HAMIDUL HAQUE
IND
6690.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 3.2% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
88th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
203rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
195 seats · 98 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.8%INC 20.7%CPI 19.9%IND 10.3%IND 7.8%IND 6.0%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Anandamoyee Kali temple

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