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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1971
Bhatrara
Winner — 1971
SATYANARAYAN SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.9%CPM 46.7%2 others 3.4%
Votes
40,173
49.9% share
Winning margin
2,570
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.9%
of 1,13,519
A closely fought contest. SATYANARAYAN SINGH won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYANARAYAN SINGH | Congress (R) | 40,173 | 49.9% |
| 2 | SITARAM GUPTA | Left | 37,603 | 46.7% |
| 3 | SHEW KUMAR SINGH |  FBL | 1,704 | 2.1% |
| 4 | DARAGA SINGH | 1,053 | 1.3% |
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 (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
8th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
68th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.9%CPM 46.7%OTH 3.4%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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