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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1962

Syampur

Winner — 1962

MURAARI MOHAN MANYA
INC· INC
INC 55.2%FB 43.9%1 others 0.9%
Votes
33,498
55.2% share
Winning margin
6,879
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
74.8%
of 81,065

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURAARI MOHAN MANYA
INC
33,49855.2%
2
SASABINDU BERA
FB
26,61943.9%
3
SAHADEV BAITALIK
IND
5410.9%

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.

Average turnout (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.5% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
131st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.2%FB 43.9%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Leather GoodsGI🏺Marine Products🏷️Sundarban HoneyGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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