Back to West Bengal 1977 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Tapan

Winner — 1977

NATHENIEL MURMU
RSP· Left Front
RSP 62.8%INC 25.5%2 others 11.7%
Votes
32,660
62.8% share
Winning margin
19,402
37.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.7%
of 81,599

Tapan is a safe seat — NATHENIEL MURMU won by 37.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NATHENIEL MURMU
Left Front
32,66062.8%
2
SEBASTIAM TUDU
INC
13,25825.5%
3
HAKAI MARDI
Janata
5,83611.2%
4
ALPHASE KERKETA
IND
2280.4%

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.

High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
37.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.1% · max 45.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
27th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
286th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 62.8%INC 25.5%JNP 11.2%OTH 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute diversified products🏺Tulai Panji Rice (Aromatic Rice)

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

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25