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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1969

Shyampur

Winner — 1969

SASABINDU BORA
FBL· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
FBL 51.1%INC 48.9%
Votes
31,009
51.1% share
Winning margin
1,328
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
78.7%
of 77,092

A closely fought contest. SASABINDU BORA won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SASABINDU BORA
FBL
31,00951.1%
2
MURARI MOHAN MANNA
INC
29,68148.9%

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 (289th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.1% · max 52.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
289th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
258th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
128th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 51.1%INC 48.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%

What's nearby?

17 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Kids wear/ Readymade Garments🏷️Leather goodsGI
Metcalfe Hall

Metcalfe Hall

🏛️MonumentASI

Metcalfe Hall

Metcalfe Hall

Metcalfe Hall

🏛️MonumentASI

Metcalfe Hall

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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