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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1971
Kharba
Winner — 1971
GOLAM YAZADANI
CPM· Left
CPM 53.7%INC 41.9%3 others 4.5%
Votes
29,283
53.6% share
Winning margin
6,421
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.4%
of 71,419
A clear win with a 11.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLAM YAZADANI | Left | 29,283 | 53.6% |
| 2 | MAHABUBUL HAQUE | Congress (R) | 22,862 | 41.9% |
| 3 | SAIYED ALI | IND | 1,049 | 1.9% |
| 4 | SUDHIR KUMAR DAS | 788 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | SARKAR BORODAKANTA | BAC | 595 | 1.1% |
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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.3% · max 29.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
33rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
264th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.6%INC 41.9%OTH 4.5%
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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