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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1971
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Winner — 1971
BIMAL KANTI DAS
CPI· Left
CPI 31.6%BJS 26.7%3 others 41.7%
Votes
14,290
31.6% share
Winning margin
2,227
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.2%
of 73,857
A closely fought contest. BIMAL KANTI DAS won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIMAL KANTI DAS | Left | 14,290 | 31.6% |
| 2 | HARI PRASANNA MISRA | Grand Alliance | 12,063 | 26.7% |
| 3 | SAILENDU JHA MANIK | Left | 10,287 | 22.7% |
| 4 | NIKIL BFHARI GUPTA | Congress (R) | 7,782 | 17.2% |
| 5 | KAMIRUDDIN AHMED | IND | 807 | 1.8% |
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.
High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.0% · max 23.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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25th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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250th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 31.6%BJS 26.7%CPM 22.7%INC 17.2%OTH 1.8%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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