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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1962
Asansol
Winner — 1962
BIJOY PAL
CPI· Left
CPI 43.7%INC 27.7%4 others 28.6%
Votes
13,141
43.7% share
Winning margin
4,815
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.5%
of 70,775
Asansol is a safe seat — BIJOY PAL won by 16.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY PAL | Left | 13,141 | 43.7% |
| 2 | SIBDAS GHATAK | INC | 8,326 | 27.7% |
| 3 | JAGADISH PANDEY | IND | 3,967 | 13.2% |
| 4 | S. SAJJAD HOSSAIN | SBP | 2,496 | 8.3% |
| 5 | SANTIMOY AICH | Praja Socialist Party | 1,672 | 5.6% |
| 6 | BALAI CHATTERJEE | IND | 472 | 1.6% |
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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
164th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
205th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 43.7%INC 27.7%IND 13.2%SBP 8.3%PSP 5.6%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products
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