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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1971
Gopiballavpur
Winner — 1971
HARISH CHANDRA MAHAPATRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 31.8%CPM 28.5%5 others 39.6%
Votes
16,617
31.9% share
Winning margin
1,732
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.5%
of 80,938
A closely fought contest. HARISH CHANDRA MAHAPATRA won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARISH CHANDRA MAHAPATRA | Congress (R) | 16,617 | 31.9% |
| 2 | MONORANJAN MAHAPATRA | Left | 14,885 | 28.5% |
| 3 | SURENDRA NATH MAHATA | 7,197 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | RAJARAM SINGHA | Grand Alliance | 7,024 | 13.5% |
| 5 | SANKAR GHOSH | JKP | 3,612 | 6.9% |
| 6 | UMESH CHANDRA DEY | IND | 1,674 | 3.2% |
| 7 | DHANANJOY KAR | IND | 1,167 | 2.2% |
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 (248th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.9% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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248th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
276th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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238th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.9%CPM 28.5%NCO 13.8%SSP 13.5%JKP 6.9%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
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