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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Hingalganj

Winner — 1971

GOPAL CHANDRA GAYEN
CPM· Left
CPM 27.3%NCO 25.0%4 others 47.7%
Votes
12,554
27.3% share
Winning margin
1,057
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.1%
of 70,700

A closely fought contest. GOPAL CHANDRA GAYEN won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL CHANDRA GAYEN
Left
12,55427.3%
2
PANCHANAN MONDAL
11,49725.0%
3
BENODE BEHARI GAYEN
Left
10,61823.1%
4
ADITYA MONDAL
IND
10,48422.8%
5
TAPAPADA MONDAL
IND
5081.1%
6
ABANI BHUSAN MONDAL
IND
3630.8%

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.

Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
236th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
265th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
237th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 27.3%NCO 25.0%CPI 23.1%IND 22.8%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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