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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1977
Falta
Winner — 1977
NEMAI CHANDRA DAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 64.4%INC 27.1%4 others 8.5%
Votes
32,298
64.4% share
Winning margin
18,725
37.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.1%
of 78,270
Falta is a safe seat — NEMAI CHANDRA DAS won by 37.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEMAI CHANDRA DAS | Left Front | 32,298 | 64.4% |
| 2 | MOHINI MOHAN PARUI | INC | 13,573 | 27.1% |
| 3 | RABINDRA NATH GHOSH | Janata | 3,667 | 7.3% |
| 4 | PRAMATHA NATH SIKDAR | IND | 407 | 0.8% |
| 5 | M. A. HANNAN |  MUL | 117 | 0.2% |
| 6 | UMAPADA CHOUDHURY | IND | 87 | 0.2% |
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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean37.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.0% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
84th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
184th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 64.4%INC 27.1%JNP 7.3%OTH 1.2%
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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