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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 251 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Nalhati
Winner — 1962
SHIROMANI PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 42.5%PSP 28.0%3 others 29.6%
Votes
9,852
42.5% share
Winning margin
3,370
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
34.8%
of 66,735
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIROMANI PRASAD | INC | 9,852 | 42.5% |
| 2 | MAHIMA RANJAN HURY | Praja Socialist Party | 6,482 | 27.9% |
| 3 | TRILOCHAN MAL | IND | 5,212 | 22.5% |
| 4 | KRISHNA KUMAR MAL | SBP | 1,351 | 5.8% |
| 5 | MANMATHA NATH DAS | 293 | 1.3% |
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 (197th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 1.6% · max 23.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
197th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
123rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.5%PSP 27.9%IND 22.5%SBP 5.8%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.