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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1962
Bhangar
Winner — 1962
A. K. M. ISAHAQUE
INC· INC
INC 57.7%IND 22.9%4 others 19.4%
Votes
30,320
57.7% share
Winning margin
18,263
34.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.5%
of 81,458
Bhangar is a safe seat — A. K. M. ISAHAQUE won by 34.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. K. M. ISAHAQUE | INC | 30,320 | 57.7% |
| 2 | SAMIR KUMAR SIRCAR | IND | 12,057 | 22.9% |
| 3 | LATEMAN ALI MOLLA | Left | 7,479 | 14.2% |
| 4 | ANIL GHOSH | Praja Socialist Party | 1,335 | 2.5% |
| 5 | MOJAMMEL HOSSAIN | Swatantra Party | 1,191 | 2.3% |
| 6 | SHEKH HABIBAR RAHAMAN | IND | 170 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (255th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.1% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
255th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
282nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
103rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.7%IND 22.9%CPI 14.2%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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