Back to West Bengal 1972 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Sandeshkhali
Winner — 1972
DEBENDRA NATH SINHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.1%CPM 46.9%
Votes
24,764
53.1% share
Winning margin
2,859
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
63.4%
of 73,635
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBENDRA NATH SINHA | Congress (R) | 24,764 | 53.1% |
| 2 | SARAT SARDER | Left | 21,905 | 46.9% |
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 (169th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.1% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
169th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
88th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.1%CPM 46.9%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.