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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1977Reserved (ST)
Gajol
Winner — 1977
SUFAL MURMU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.5%JNP 30.9%2 others 16.6%
Votes
20,526
52.5% share
Winning margin
8,470
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.0%
of 75,105
Gajol is a safe seat — SUFAL MURMU won by 21.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUFAL MURMU | Left Front | 20,526 | 52.5% |
| 2 | SHYAM MURMU | Janata | 12,056 | 30.9% |
| 3 | BENJAMIN HEMBRAM | INC | 5,118 | 13.1% |
| 4 | LAL TUDU | IND | 1,360 | 3.5% |
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 (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
51st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
240th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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125th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.5%JNP 30.9%INC 13.1%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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