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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1977
Rashbehari Avenue
Winner — 1977
ASHOK MITRA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 39.6%JNP 32.3%4 others 28.1%
Votes
20,699
39.6% share
Winning margin
3,834
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.4%
of 97,742
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK MITRA | Left Front | 20,699 | 39.6% |
| 2 | ASHOKE KUMAR MUKHOPADHYAYA | Janata | 16,865 | 32.3% |
| 3 | LAKSHMI KANTA BASU | INC | 12,414 | 23.8% |
| 4 | RANJIT DHAR | SUC | 1,722 | 3.3% |
| 5 | ASHOK KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 332 | 0.6% |
| 6 | DEBIPRASAD BASU THAKUR | IND | 192 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (253rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 4.2% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
253rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 39.6%JNP 32.3%INC 23.8%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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