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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Gajol
Winner — 1971
SUPHAL MURMU
CPM· Left
CPM 44.6%BAC 34.3%2 others 21.1%
Votes
19,243
44.6% share
Winning margin
4,466
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.1%
of 72,967
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPHAL MURMU | Left | 19,243 | 44.6% |
| 2 | BENJAMIN HEMBROM | BAC | 14,777 | 34.3% |
| 3 | LAKSHMAN SOREN | 5,234 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | BUDHRAI BESRA | Left | 3,863 | 9.0% |
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 (19th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.2% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
19th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
113th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.6%BAC 34.3%NCO 12.1%CPI 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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