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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 230 · 1977
Gopiballavpur
Winner — 1977
SANTOSH RANA
IND
IND 25.7%CPM 22.4%4 others 51.9%
Votes
13,401
25.7% share
Winning margin
1,687
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.7%
of 87,505
A closely fought contest. SANTOSH RANA won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTOSH RANA | IND | 13,401 | 25.7% |
| 2 | ABANI BHUSAN SATPATHI | Left Front | 11,714 | 22.4% |
| 3 | HARISH CHANDRA MAHAPATRA | INC | 11,042 | 21.1% |
| 4 | DHANANJOY KAR | Janata | 9,208 | 17.6% |
| 5 | BIKASH MAHATA | IND | 5,284 | 10.1% |
| 6 | BHABATARAN JANA | IND | 1,561 | 3.0% |
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 (291st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 1.0% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
291st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
167th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 25.7%CPM 22.4%INC 21.1%JNP 17.6%IND 10.1%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
31 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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