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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Habibpur
Winner — 1971
SARKAR MURMU
IND
IND 34.3%INC 31.1%3 others 34.6%
Votes
15,767
34.3% share
Winning margin
1,460
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.5%
of 74,759
A closely fought contest. SARKAR MURMU won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARKAR MURMU | IND | 15,767 | 34.3% |
| 2 | BOILA MURMU | Congress (R) | 14,307 | 31.1% |
| 3 | JAHAN HEMROM | 7,183 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | SIBNATH PRAMANIK | Left | 6,383 | 13.9% |
| 5 | RABINDRA NATH HEMROM | BAC | 2,345 | 5.1% |
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.
High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.1% · max 45.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
27th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
286th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.3%INC 31.1%NCO 15.6%CPI 13.9%BAC 5.1%
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?
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