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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1969
Harishchandrapur
Winner — 1969
MD. ELIAS RAZI
WPI
WPI 50.2%INC 49.8%
Votes
24,450
50.2% share
Winning margin
195
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
76.3%
of 63,788
Harishchandrapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 195 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD. ELIAS RAZI | WPI | 24,450 | 50.2% |
| 2 | BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA | INC | 24,255 | 49.8% |
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 (104th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
104th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
245th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
85th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
WPI 50.2%INC 49.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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