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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 243 · 1977
Hura
Winner — 1977
AMBARISH MUKHOPADHYAY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 28.3%JNP 26.6%6 others 45.1%
Votes
10,445
28.3% share
Winning margin
621
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.8%
of 80,693
Hura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 621 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMBARISH MUKHOPADHYAY | Left Front | 10,445 | 28.3% |
| 2 | RAJ RAJESHWARI PRASAD SINGHADEO | Janata | 9,824 | 26.6% |
| 3 | SATADAL MAHATO | INC | 8,017 | 21.7% |
| 4 | DULAL HEMBRAM | SUC | 5,255 | 14.2% |
| 5 | BANESWAR MAHATO | IND | 1,858 | 5.0% |
| 6 | SHANKAR HALDAR | IND | 1,027 | 2.8% |
| 7 | SHAKTIPADA MUKHERJEE | IND | 355 | 1.0% |
| 8 | KARALI PADA PATI | IND | 143 | 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.
Average turnout (210th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.7% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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210th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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90th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 28.3%JNP 26.6%INC 21.7%SUC 14.2%IND 5.0%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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