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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1967
Gaighata
Winner — 1967
C.MITRA
BAC· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
BAC 39.2%INC 33.8%4 others 27.0%
Votes
18,922
39.2% share
Winning margin
2,594
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.0%
of 64,456
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.MITRA | BAC | 18,922 | 39.2% |
| 2 | S.BISWAS | INC | 16,328 | 33.8% |
| 3 | B.K.MOZUMDER | IND | 10,924 | 22.6% |
| 4 | P.SENGUPTA | IND | 935 | 1.9% |
| 5 | P.BHATTACHARYA | IND | 915 | 1.9% |
| 6 | J.N.BISWAS | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 286 | 0.6% |
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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 32.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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152nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
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18th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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73rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BAC 39.2%INC 33.8%IND 22.6%OTH 4.4%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.