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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1969
Taltola
Winner — 1969
ABUL HASSAN
CPM· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
CPM 59.9%INC 38.5%2 others 1.6%
Votes
22,506
59.9% share
Winning margin
8,030
21.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
55.1%
of 68,172
Taltola is a safe seat — ABUL HASSAN won by 21.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABUL HASSAN | Left | 22,506 | 59.9% |
| 2 | KARAM HOSSAIN | INC | 14,476 | 38.5% |
| 3 | SATYENDRA ROY | PBI | 360 | 1.0% |
| 4 | MD. ABUL FAZL SIDDIQUE | MIL | 232 | 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.
Low turnout (283rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.9% · max 75.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
294th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
281st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.9%INC 38.5%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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