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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1971
Goalpokhar
Winner — 1971
SEIKH SHARAFAT HOSSAIN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 34.7%PML 29.8%6 others 35.4%
Votes
10,953
34.7% share
Winning margin
1,543
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
42.8%
of 73,665
A closely fought contest. SEIKH SHARAFAT HOSSAIN won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEIKH SHARAFAT HOSSAIN | Congress (R) | 10,953 | 34.7% |
| 2 | NIZAMUDDIN | PML | 9,410 | 29.9% |
| 3 | MASKARA RAJENDRA | BAC | 4,118 | 13.1% |
| 4 | NASIRUDDIN | Left | 1,697 | 5.4% |
| 5 | ISHAQUE | Grand Alliance | 1,566 | 5.0% |
| 6 | MD. SALIMUDDIN | Grand Alliance | 1,534 | 4.9% |
| 7 | MD. BASIRUDDIN SARSHAAR | 1,203 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | ISMAIL | SOC | 1,046 | 3.3% |
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.
Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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239th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
288th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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175th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.7%PML 29.9%BAC 13.1%CPM 5.4%OTH 17.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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