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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 102 · 1971

Behala East

Winner — 1971

NIRANJAN MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left
CPM 52.4%INC 43.3%1 others 4.3%
Votes
21,817
52.4% share
Winning margin
3,768
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.7%
of 77,544

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRANJAN MUKHERJEE
Left
21,81752.4%
2
BIRENGHATAK
Congress (R)
18,04943.3%
3
PRAFULLLA KUMAR ROY
1,7904.3%

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 (29th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.6% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
29th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
141st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.4%INC 43.3%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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