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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1972
Bhagabanpur
Winner — 1972
ADHAYAPAK AMALES JANA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.8%CPM 32.7%3 others 23.5%
Votes
21,815
43.8% share
Winning margin
5,541
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.1%
of 75,327
A clear win with a 11.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADHAYAPAK AMALES JANA | Congress (R) | 21,815 | 43.8% |
| 2 | PRADHAN PRASANTA KUMAR | Left | 16,274 | 32.7% |
| 3 | HARIPADA JANA | 9,922 | 19.9% | |
| 4 | BIPIN BIHARI MUNIYAN | 1,370 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | SUDHINDRA KUMAR | IND | 394 | 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.
Average turnout (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.4% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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192nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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150th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%CPM 32.7%NCO 19.9%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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