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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1977
Behala East
Winner — 1977
NIRANJAN MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 65.7%INC 19.0%4 others 15.3%
Votes
37,256
65.7% share
Winning margin
26,511
46.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.5%
of 1,06,038
Behala East is a safe seat — NIRANJAN MUKHERJEE won by 46.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRANJAN MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 37,256 | 65.7% |
| 2 | INDRAJIT MAJUMDAR | INC | 10,745 | 18.9% |
| 3 | SUBIR CHAUDHURY | Janata | 7,146 | 12.6% |
| 4 | AMITAVA GANGULY | SUC | 1,271 | 2.2% |
| 5 | GANESH CHANDRA MUKHERJEE | IND | 188 | 0.3% |
| 6 | REBA SEN | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (245th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean46.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.3% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
245th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
124th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 65.7%INC 18.9%JNP 12.6%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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