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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1971

Mugberia

Winner — 1971

AMARENDRA KRISHNA GOSWAMI
CPM· Left
CPM 30.0%PSP 27.8%3 others 42.2%
Votes
14,199
30.0% share
Winning margin
1,050
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.2%
of 68,315

A closely fought contest. AMARENDRA KRISHNA GOSWAMI won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMARENDRA KRISHNA GOSWAMI
Left
14,19930.0%
2
JANMENJAY OJHA
Grand Alliance
13,14927.8%
3
PRASANNA KUMAR TRIPATHI
12,54226.5%
4
KIRANMOY NANDA
Grand Alliance
4,75610.1%
5
ATAL KUMAR GIRI
BAC
2,6465.6%

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.

Low turnout (280th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
280th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 30.0%PSP 27.8%NCO 26.5%SSP 10.1%BAC 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

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