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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1971
Deganga
Winner — 1971
HARUN OP RASHID
IND
IND 46.8%INC 21.4%5 others 31.9%
Votes
20,142
46.8% share
Winning margin
10,951
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.6%
of 74,781
Deganga is a safe seat — HARUN OP RASHID won by 25.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARUN OP RASHID | IND | 20,142 | 46.8% |
| 2 | M. SAWKFTALI | Congress (R) | 9,191 | 21.4% |
| 3 | TULSI CHARAN GHOSE | Left | 7,279 | 16.9% |
| 4 | ROMJANALI MONDAL | IND | 4,665 | 10.8% |
| 5 | D. G. CHOUDHURY | IND | 1,010 | 2.4% |
| 6 | KANTIPADA DATTA | 442 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | SK MD HANIF | IND | 320 | 0.7% |
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.
Average turnout (110th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.1% · max 49.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
110th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
263rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.8%INC 21.4%CPI 16.9%IND 10.8%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
32 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.