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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Gajol
Winner — 1972
BENJAMIN HEMBROM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.1%CPM 33.5%1 others 6.4%
Votes
26,075
60.0% share
Winning margin
11,514
26.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.8%
of 73,888
Gajol is a safe seat — BENJAMIN HEMBROM won by 26.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENJAMIN HEMBROM | Congress (R) | 26,075 | 60.0% |
| 2 | SUPHAL MURMU | Left | 14,561 | 33.5% |
| 3 | SAMU TUDU | Grand Alliance | 2,783 | 6.4% |
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.
High turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.2% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
19th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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113th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.0%CPM 33.5%BJS 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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