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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1972
Gangarampur
Winner — 1972
MOSLEHUDDIN AHMED
INC· Congress (R)
INC 70.5%CPM 28.3%1 others 1.2%
Votes
30,554
70.5% share
Winning margin
18,289
42.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.5%
of 74,075
Gangarampur is a safe seat — MOSLEHUDDIN AHMED won by 42.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSLEHUDDIN AHMED | Congress (R) | 30,554 | 70.5% |
| 2 | AHINDRA SARKAR | Left | 12,265 | 28.3% |
| 3 | MARDI KARLUS MANDAL | JKP | 500 | 1.1% |
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.
Average turnout (101st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean42.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.6% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
101st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
130th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 70.5%CPM 28.3%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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