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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 186 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Bongaon

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Winner — 1957

AJIT KUMAR GANGULI
CPI· Left
Also elected — same seat
MANINDRA BHUSAN BISWAS
INC· 30,633 votes
CPI 27.1%INC 22.9%6 others 50.1%
Votes
42,349
27.1% share
Winning margin
6,540
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.5%
of 1,51,893

A closely fought contest. AJIT KUMAR GANGULI won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJIT KUMAR GANGULI
CPI
42,34927.1%
2
JIBAN RATAN DHAR
INC
35,80922.9%
3
MANINDRA BHUSAN BISWAS
INC
30,63319.6%
4
CHARU MIHIR SARKAR
PSP
20,95913.4%
5
JOGENDRA NATH MONDAL
IND
15,85210.1%
6
SHYAMAPADA BISWAS
HMS
7,4454.8%
7
MUKUNDA BEHARI MULLICK
IND
2,0721.3%
8
SUDHIR KUMAR BISWAS
IND
1,4240.9%

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

Low turnout (261st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.9% · max 43.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
261st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
70th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 27.1%INC 22.9%INC 19.6%PSP 13.4%IND 10.1%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chikan Embroidery🏺Costume Jewellery🏷️Dhaniakhali SareeGI
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Siddheshwari Kali temple

🛕TempleWikidata
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