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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1962

Farakka

Winner — 1962

MOHAMAD GIASUDDIN
INC· INC
INC 46.2%SWA 27.8%3 others 26.0%
Votes
10,203
46.2% share
Winning margin
4,060
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
34.9%
of 63,344

Farakka is a safe seat — MOHAMAD GIASUDDIN won by 18.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAMAD GIASUDDIN
INC
10,20346.2%
2
T. A. NURANNABI
Swatantra Party
6,14327.8%
3
SWADHIN KUMAR GUPTA
IND
4,24719.2%
4
MODASHWAR HOSSAIN
IND
1,0844.9%
5
JOHAD AHAMMAD BISWAS
IND
4171.9%

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.

High turnout (32nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.5% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
32nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.2%SWA 27.8%IND 19.2%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%

What's nearby?

11 locations
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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.

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