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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 222 · 1977

Salbani

Winner — 1977

SUNDAR HAZRA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 43.5%INC 25.9%6 others 30.6%
Votes
19,721
43.5% share
Winning margin
8,014
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.4%
of 80,236

Salbani is a safe seat — SUNDAR HAZRA won by 17.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNDAR HAZRA
Left Front
19,72143.5%
2
BASANTI MAHATA
INC
11,70725.9%
3
THAKUR DAS MAHATA
Left Front
6,15213.6%
4
LAL BAHADUR SANTRA
Janata
5,29611.7%
5
JOGENDRANATH SAREN
IND
1,6063.5%
6
RAJ KUMAR PANDE
IND
3080.7%
7
MADHU SUDAN DE
IND
3030.7%
8
KASHINATH PIRI
IND
1940.4%

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.

Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 4.3% · max 36.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
151st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
62nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.5%INC 25.9%CPI 13.6%JNP 11.7%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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