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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1957
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Winner — 1957
SHIB DAS GHATAK
INC· INC
INC 45.4%CPI 39.4%3 others 15.2%
Votes
10,570
45.4% share
Winning margin
1,379
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
38.9%
of 59,969
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIB DAS GHATAK | 10,570 | 45.4% | |
| 2 | BIJY PAL | 9,191 | 39.4% | |
| 3 | NALINAKSHA ROY | IND | 1,753 | 7.5% |
| 4 | JOGENDRA NATH ROY | IND | 1,211 | 5.2% |
| 5 | JAGAT PATI NANDI | 577 | 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 (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
61st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
199th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.4%CPI 39.4%IND 7.5%IND 5.2%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
33 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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