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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 265 · 1967
Purbasthali
Winner — 1967
L . HAZRA
CPM· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
CPM 46.8%INC 43.1%3 others 10.1%
Votes
21,108
46.8% share
Winning margin
1,690
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.8%
of 70,597
A closely fought contest. L . HAZRA won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L . HAZRA | Left | 21,108 | 46.8% |
| 2 | RAMA DEVI | INC | 19,418 | 43.1% |
| 3 | B . C . ROY | IND | 2,671 | 5.9% |
| 4 | B . B . DEBNATH | Praja Socialist Party | 1,280 | 2.8% |
| 5 | U . S . K . GURU | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 590 | 1.3% |
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 (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.7% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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100th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
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127th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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227th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.8%INC 43.1%IND 5.9%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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