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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 216 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Nayagram
Winner — 1972
DASARATHI SAREN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.1%SOP 32.5%2 others 18.4%
Votes
18,933
49.1% share
Winning margin
6,408
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.3%
of 73,668
Nayagram is a safe seat — DASARATHI SAREN won by 16.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DASARATHI SAREN | Congress (R) | 18,933 | 49.1% |
| 2 | BIRENDRA NATH MURMU | 12,525 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | MURMU KISHUN | JKP | 6,688 | 17.4% |
| 4 | SAMBHU NATH MANDI | IND | 396 | 1.0% |
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 (183rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.7% · max 24.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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183rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
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275th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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202nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%SOP 32.5%JKP 17.4%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.