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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1962
Harischandrapur
Winner — 1962
BIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRA
INC· INC
INC 55.1%WPI 44.9%
Votes
23,401
55.1% share
Winning margin
4,303
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
64.9%
of 65,479
A clear win with a 10.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRA | INC | 23,401 | 55.1% |
| 2 | MOHAMMAD ELIAS RAZI | WPI | 19,098 | 44.9% |
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 (120th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.4% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
120th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
284th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
66th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.1%WPI 44.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
2 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.