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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1971
Bhanagar
Winner — 1971
A K M HASSAN UZZAMAN
IND
IND 24.6%CPM 23.5%4 others 51.9%
Votes
10,868
24.6% share
Winning margin
453
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.6%
of 78,094
Bhanagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 453 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A K M HASSAN UZZAMAN | IND | 10,868 | 24.6% |
| 2 | ABDUR RAZZAK MOLLA | Left | 10,415 | 23.5% |
| 3 | LATEMAN AIT MOLLA | Left | 10,415 | 23.5% |
| 4 | MOCHTESHAM HOSSAIN | Congress (R) | 7,343 | 16.6% |
| 5 | AMIR ALI MOLLA | 4,344 | 9.8% | |
| 6 | EBRAHIM ALI MOLLA | BAC | 859 | 1.9% |
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.
Average turnout (99th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.0% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
99th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
249th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 24.6%CPM 23.5%CPI 23.5%INC 16.6%NCO 9.8%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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