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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1967Reserved (SC)

Sonarpur

Winner — 1967

G.NASKAR
CPM· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
CPM 36.1%INC 32.0%4 others 31.9%
Votes
18,019
36.1% share
Winning margin
2,039
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.4%
of 71,891

A closely fought contest. G.NASKAR won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G.NASKAR
Left
18,01936.1%
2
G.SARDAR
INC
15,98032.0%
3
S.K.SAFUI
IND
7,69115.4%
4
H.MANDAL
Left
4,4108.8%
5
N.N.NASKAR
IND
3,5337.1%
6
A.N.DALUI
IND
2600.5%

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.

High turnout (45th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.9% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
45th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
197th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 36.1%INC 32.0%IND 15.4%CPI 8.8%IND 7.1%OTH 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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