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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Sonarpur
Winner — 1971
GANGADHAR NASKAR
CPM· Left
CPM 54.2%CPI 25.4%2 others 20.4%
Votes
30,007
54.2% share
Winning margin
15,971
28.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.1%
of 82,441
Sonarpur is a safe seat — GANGADHAR NASKAR won by 28.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANGADHAR NASKAR | Left | 30,007 | 54.2% |
| 2 | AMARTEDRA NATH NASKAR | Left | 14,036 | 25.4% |
| 3 | GOUR HARI SARDAR | Congress (R) | 10,875 | 19.6% |
| 4 | BIKAS CHANDRA MANDAL | 434 | 0.8% |
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 (45th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.9% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
45th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
197th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.2%CPI 25.4%INC 19.6%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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