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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1971
Berhampore
Winner — 1971
SANKAR DAS PAUI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 44.3%CPM 19.7%4 others 36.0%
Votes
16,824
44.3% share
Winning margin
9,352
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.2%
of 77,067
Berhampore is a safe seat — SANKAR DAS PAUI won by 24.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKAR DAS PAUI | Congress (R) | 16,824 | 44.3% |
| 2 | PRAN RANJAN CHOWDHURY | Left | 7,472 | 19.7% |
| 3 | DEBABRATA BANDOPADHYAY | 5,467 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | SKABU ARU TAIIB | IND | 4,081 | 10.8% |
| 5 | SANAT KUMAR RAHA | Left | 3,236 | 8.5% |
| 6 | AMAR NEOGI | 864 | 2.3% |
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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 3.4% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
44th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
228th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.3%CPM 19.7%RSP 14.4%IND 10.8%CPI 8.5%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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