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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1971
Itahar
Winner — 1971
ABEDIN ZAINAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 59.2%CPM 24.6%2 others 16.2%
Votes
30,221
59.2% share
Winning margin
17,680
34.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.3%
of 72,539
Itahar is a safe seat — ABEDIN ZAINAL won by 34.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABEDIN ZAINAL | Congress (R) | 30,221 | 59.2% |
| 2 | HARI CHARAN DEBNATH | Left | 12,541 | 24.6% |
| 3 | CHAKRAPAVARTY SACHTNDU | Left | 6,308 | 12.4% |
| 4 | DEB KUMAR ROY | 1,952 | 3.8% |
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 (230th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 2.8% · max 56.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
230th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
285th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
239th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.2%CPM 24.6%CPI 12.4%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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