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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1972
Burtola
Winner — 1972
AJIT KUMAR PANJA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 68.5%CPM 28.4%1 others 3.1%
Votes
30,778
68.5% share
Winning margin
17,997
40.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
52.5%
of 85,712
Burtola is a safe seat — AJIT KUMAR PANJA won by 40.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | Congress (R) | 30,778 | 68.5% |
| 2 | LAKSHMI KANTA DEY | Left | 12,781 | 28.4% |
| 3 | ASIM BANERJEE | 1,397 | 3.1% |
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 (253rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 4.2% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
253rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.5%CPM 28.4%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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