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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 201 · 1971
Erga
Winner — 1971
PROBOIDH CHANDRA SINHA
PSP· Grand Alliance
PSP 41.8%CPM 14.2%4 others 43.9%
Votes
21,549
41.8% share
Winning margin
14,214
27.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.0%
of 84,485
Erga is a safe seat — PROBOIDH CHANDRA SINHA won by 27.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROBOIDH CHANDRA SINHA | Grand Alliance | 21,549 | 41.8% |
| 2 | PAL NANI GOPAL | Left | 7,335 | 14.2% |
| 3 | BIBHTI PAHAPI | IND | 6,255 | 12.2% |
| 4 | KHAN SAMSUL ALAM | Congress (R) | 6,113 | 11.9% |
| 5 | CHAKARBORTY MRISKESH | 5,932 | 11.5% | |
| 6 | JANA NIMAL SUNBAR | BAC | 4,317 | 8.4% |
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 (126th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.1% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
126th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
253rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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59th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 41.8%CPM 14.2%IND 12.2%INC 11.9%NCO 11.5%BAC 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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