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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1969
Barwan
Winner — 1969
AMALENDRA LAL RAY
RSP· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
RSP 45.3%INC 35.4%5 others 19.3%
Votes
20,171
45.3% share
Winning margin
4,385
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.9%
of 79,639
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMALENDRA LAL RAY | 20,171 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | GHOSH MOULIK SUNIL MOHAN | INC | 15,786 | 35.4% |
| 3 | MIR SHER ALI | 4,534 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | MD. MASUDAR RAHAMAN | PML | 1,676 | 3.8% |
| 5 | GURDAS GHOSH | IND | 1,640 | 3.7% |
| 6 | D . R. MUKHOPADHYAY | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 458 | 1.0% |
| 7 | GANGA NARAYAN ROY | NDF | 280 | 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.
High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.1% · max 46.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
10th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
248th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 45.3%INC 35.4%LKD 10.2%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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