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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1967
Goal Pokhar
Winner — 1967
M.SALIMUDDIN
PSP· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
PSP 36.5%SSP 31.3%4 others 32.2%
Votes
9,331
36.5% share
Winning margin
1,335
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
38.8%
of 65,886
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.SALIMUDDIN | Praja Socialist Party | 9,331 | 36.5% |
| 2 | M.B.SARSHAAR | Samyukta Socialist Party | 7,996 | 31.3% |
| 3 | M.H.ALI | INC | 3,559 | 13.9% |
| 4 | C.M.SINGHA |  FBL | 2,938 | 11.5% |
| 5 | M.MOZAMMIL | IND | 1,174 | 4.6% |
| 6 | S.PAZI | Swatantra Party | 547 | 2.1% |
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 (239th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
239th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
288th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
175th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 36.5%SSP 31.3%INC 13.9%FBL 11.5%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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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.