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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 189 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Haringhatta
Winner — 1957
PROMATHA RANJAN THAKUR
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SMARAJIT BANDYOPADHYAY
INC· 39,881 votes
INC 25.9%INC 25.3%5 others 48.8%
Votes
40,797
25.9% share
Winning margin
6,120
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,29,756
A closely fought contest. PROMATHA RANJAN THAKUR won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROMATHA RANJAN THAKUR | 40,797 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | SMARAJIT BANDYOPADHYAY | 39,881 | 25.3% | |
| 3 | PRAVASH CHANDRA BISWAS | 34,677 | 22.0% | |
| 4 | SUSHIL CHATTERJEE | 34,387 | 21.8% | |
| 5 | BEJOY KRISHNA SARKAR | IND | 3,747 | 2.4% |
| 6 | MANINDRA NATH BHOWMIK | IND | 2,633 | 1.7% |
| 7 | KALYANBRATA ROY | IND | 1,544 | 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.
Average turnout (228th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 1.3% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
228th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
50th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.9%INC 25.3%CPI 22.0%CPI 21.8%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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