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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1962
Bhagawangola
Winner — 1962
SAILENDRA NATH ADHIKARY
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 55.0%INC 38.4%1 others 6.5%
Votes
19,991
55.0% share
Winning margin
6,032
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
50.4%
of 72,070
Bhagawangola is a safe seat — SAILENDRA NATH ADHIKARY won by 16.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAILENDRA NATH ADHIKARY | Praja Socialist Party | 19,991 | 55.0% |
| 2 | HAFIZUR RAHAMAN KAZI | INC | 13,959 | 38.4% |
| 3 | ABDUL SAMAD | IND | 2,376 | 6.5% |
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 (95th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.6% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
95th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
273rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 55.0%INC 38.4%IND 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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