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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 184 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Goghat
Winner — 1967
A . K . BISWAS
FBL· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
FBL 66.0%INC 31.7%1 others 2.3%
Votes
28,126
66.0% share
Winning margin
14,622
34.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
59.4%
of 71,761
Goghat is a safe seat — A . K . BISWAS won by 34.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A . K . BISWAS |  FBL | 28,126 | 66.0% |
| 2 | S . ROY | INC | 13,504 | 31.7% |
| 3 | N . R . ROY | IND | 979 | 2.3% |
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 (136th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 6.8% · max 49.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
136th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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262nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 66.0%INC 31.7%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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