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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1977
Shyampur
Winner — 1977
SASABINDU BERA
JNP· Janata
JNP 36.3%FBL 35.6%2 others 28.1%
Votes
21,723
36.3% share
Winning margin
414
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.0%
of 93,468
Shyampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 414 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SASABINDU BERA | Janata | 21,723 | 36.3% |
| 2 | KISHORI MOHAN MOINAN |  FBL | 21,309 | 35.6% |
| 3 | SISIR KUMAR SEN | INC | 16,305 | 27.3% |
| 4 | MANO MOHAN MAITI | IND | 492 | 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.
Average turnout (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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196th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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147th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 36.3%FBL 35.6%INC 27.3%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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