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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1962
Balarampur
Winner — 1962
PADAK MAHATA
LSS
LSS 34.2%CPI 34.0%3 others 31.8%
Votes
6,098
34.2% share
Winning margin
30
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
34.1%
of 52,210
Balarampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 30 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADAK MAHATA | LSS | 6,098 | 34.2% |
| 2 | UMESH CHANDRA MAHATO | Left | 6,068 | 34.0% |
| 3 | BHIM CHANDRA MAHATA | INC | 4,688 | 26.3% |
| 4 | NEBARAN MAHATO | IND | 775 | 4.3% |
| 5 | DURGA PRASAD BHANGI | IND | 201 | 1.1% |
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 (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.2% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
195th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
165th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LSS 34.2%CPI 34.0%INC 26.3%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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