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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 98 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Sankrail
Winner — 1957
SHYAMA PROSANNA BHATTACHARJEE
CPI· Left
Also elected — same seat
APURBALAL MAJUMDAR
FBM· 33,498 votes
CPI 29.4%FBM 27.5%5 others 43.2%
Votes
35,850
29.4% share
Winning margin
17,976
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.0%
of 1,21,908
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMA PROSANNA BHATTACHARJEE | 35,850 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | APURBALAL MAJUMDAR | 33,498 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | ANIL KUMAR BASU | 17,874 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | KRIPA SINDHU SHAW | 15,696 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | KASIMUDDIN KAZI | IND | 8,242 | 6.8% |
| 6 | NITYANANDA BHUIYA | IND | 6,828 | 5.6% |
| 7 | PANKAJ KUMAR DAS | IND | 4,004 | 3.3% |
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 (91st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.8% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
91st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
220th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 29.4%FBM 27.5%INC 14.7%INC 12.9%IND 6.8%IND 5.6%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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