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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 277 · 1972
Rampurhat
Winner — 1972
ANANDA GOPAL ROY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.8%CPM 43.4%1 others 2.9%
Votes
21,151
53.8% share
Winning margin
4,090
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.7%
of 73,279
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANANDA GOPAL ROY | Congress (R) | 21,151 | 53.8% |
| 2 | BRAJA MOHAN MUKEHRJEE | Left | 17,061 | 43.4% |
| 3 | BECHARAM SARKAR | IND | 1,127 | 2.9% |
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 (252nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.4% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
252nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.8%CPM 43.4%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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