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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1962
Onda
Winner — 1962
GAKUL BEHARI DAS
INC· INC
INC 52.8%HMS 29.6%3 others 17.6%
Votes
16,748
52.8% share
Winning margin
7,360
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.0%
of 72,000
Onda is a safe seat — GAKUL BEHARI DAS won by 23.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAKUL BEHARI DAS | INC | 16,748 | 52.8% |
| 2 | RAM KRISHNA BISWAS | 9,388 | 29.6% | |
| 3 | SAKTI CHATTOPADHYAYA | IND | 4,268 | 13.5% |
| 4 | AJIT NARAYAN MUKHOPADHYAY | IND | 1,023 | 3.2% |
| 5 | SUBODH CHANDRA GHOSH | IND | 283 | 0.9% |
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 (116th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
116th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
261st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
213th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.8%HMS 29.6%IND 13.5%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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