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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1971
Barwan
Winner — 1971
GHOSH MOULIK SUNIL MOHAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 42.0%RSP 25.7%5 others 32.3%
Votes
15,140
42.0% share
Winning margin
5,859
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.9%
of 82,105
Barwan is a safe seat — GHOSH MOULIK SUNIL MOHAN won by 16.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHOSH MOULIK SUNIL MOHAN | Congress (R) | 15,140 | 42.0% |
| 2 | AMALFNDRA LAL ROY | 9,281 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | SATYA NARAYAN GHOSH | IND | 5,273 | 14.6% |
| 4 | SHEK ZILLAR RAHAMAN | IND | 4,429 | 12.3% |
| 5 | MRITYUNHOY GHOSE | RCI | 779 | 2.2% |
| 6 | SANTIRAM GHOSH | Grand Alliance | 714 | 2.0% |
| 7 | G. MOULIK BRIJIBENDRA CHANDR | 458 | 1.3% |
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 (10th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.1% · max 46.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
10th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
248th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.0%RSP 25.7%IND 14.6%IND 12.3%OTH 5.4%
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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