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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1972
Deganga
Winner — 1972
M. SHAUKAT ALI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.3%MUL 40.6%2 others 18.1%
Votes
19,314
41.3% share
Winning margin
345
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.1%
of 75,239
Deganga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 345 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. SHAUKAT ALI | Congress (R) | 19,314 | 41.3% |
| 2 | AKM HASSAN UZZAMAN |  MUL | 18,969 | 40.6% |
| 3 | HARUN UR RASHID | IND | 7,940 | 17.0% |
| 4 | C. CHATTOPADHYAY | 499 | 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 (110th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.1% · max 49.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
110th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
263rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%MUL 40.6%IND 17.0%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
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
32 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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