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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1977
Ratua
Winner — 1977
MOHAMMAD ALI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.3%INC 35.5%6 others 19.2%
Votes
17,648
45.3% share
Winning margin
3,840
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.3%
of 77,417
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD ALI | Left Front | 17,648 | 45.3% |
| 2 | NIREN CHANDRA SINHA | INC | 13,808 | 35.5% |
| 3 | MD. ABDUL MANNAN | Janata | 5,693 | 14.6% |
| 4 | DWARIK NATH SAHA | IND | 809 | 2.1% |
| 5 | ORAON BIRSARAM NONDAL | IND | 483 | 1.2% |
| 6 | MOHAMMAD NABED ALI | IND | 289 | 0.7% |
| 7 | JAGANNATH PROSAD SAHA | IND | 158 | 0.4% |
| 8 | HARERAM SINGHA | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
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 (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.5% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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71st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
264th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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81st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.3%INC 35.5%JNP 14.6%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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