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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1977
Panchla
Winner — 1977
SANTOSH KUMAR DAS
FBL
FBL 49.2%INC 46.9%3 others 3.9%
Votes
30,255
49.2% share
Winning margin
1,453
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.8%
of 86,816
A closely fought contest. SANTOSH KUMAR DAS won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTOSH KUMAR DAS |  FBL | 30,255 | 49.2% |
| 2 | ANWAR ALI SEKH | INC | 28,802 | 46.9% |
| 3 | HAREN POYRA | Janata | 1,341 | 2.2% |
| 4 | CHITTARANJAN SAHA | IND | 591 | 1.0% |
| 5 | GIRISH CHANDRA MANDAL | IND | 477 | 0.8% |
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 (269th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.1% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
269th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
106th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 49.2%INC 46.9%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
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