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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 123 · 1962
Burtola North
Winner — 1962
NIKIL DAS
RSP 55.4%INC 41.9%2 others 2.7%
Votes
20,309
55.4% share
Winning margin
4,924
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.1%
of 53,113
A clear win with a 13.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIKIL DAS | 20,309 | 55.4% | |
| 2 | AMERENDRA NATH GHOSE | INC | 15,385 | 41.9% |
| 3 | MAHENDRA KUMAR GHOSH | 616 | 1.7% | |
| 4 | SADHAN PROSAD DUTTA | IND | 377 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.7% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
22nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
64th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 55.4%INC 41.9%OTH 2.7%
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?
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