Back to West Bengal 1971 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1971
Polba
Winner — 1971
BROJA GOPAL NEOGI
CPM· Left
CPM 46.6%INC 38.7%4 others 14.7%
Votes
24,195
46.6% share
Winning margin
4,100
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.1%
of 78,524
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROJA GOPAL NEOGI | Left | 24,195 | 46.6% |
| 2 | BHAWANI PROSAD SINHA ROY | Congress (R) | 20,095 | 38.7% |
| 3 | SHEIKH ABDUL SOBHAN | 3,048 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | SUBHENDU SINGHA ROY |  FBL | 1,894 | 3.6% |
| 5 | KRISHNA DHAN GANGULY | BAC | 1,459 | 2.8% |
| 6 | RANANI TUDU | JKP | 1,221 | 2.4% |
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 (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 3.2% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
88th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
203rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.6%INC 38.7%NCO 5.9%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Gems & Jewellery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.