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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1962
Entally
Winner — 1962
ABU ASAD MOHAMMED OBAIDUL GHANI
CPI· Left
CPI 44.1%INC 41.9%4 others 14.0%
Votes
16,667
44.1% share
Winning margin
815
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.7%
of 61,343
A closely fought contest. ABU ASAD MOHAMMED OBAIDUL GHANI won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABU ASAD MOHAMMED OBAIDUL GHANI | Left | 16,667 | 44.1% |
| 2 | GOLAM KARIM | INC | 15,852 | 41.9% |
| 3 | ARUN KUMAR NANDI | IND | 4,604 | 12.2% |
| 4 | HARIDAS SAHA | 278 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | SUNIL KUMAR CHATTERJEE | IND | 257 | 0.7% |
| 6 | ANIL DEY | IND | 166 | 0.4% |
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 (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
11th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
157th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 44.1%INC 41.9%IND 12.2%OTH 1.9%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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