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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Gangajalghati
Winner — 1962
SISHURAM MONDAL
INC· INC
INC 50.1%HMS 49.9%
Votes
13,193
50.1% share
Winning margin
30
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
39.4%
of 66,876
Gangajalghati was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 30 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (214th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.1% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
214th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
267th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
291st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.1%HMS 49.9%
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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.