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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

KAZI HAFIZUR RAHAMAN
IND
IND 32.2%CPM 23.1%6 others 44.7%
Votes
14,266
32.2% share
Winning margin
4,021
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.6%
of 74,354

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAZI HAFIZUR RAHAMAN
IND
14,26632.2%
2
SHEIKH KAZIMUDDIN AHMAD
CPM
Left Front
10,24523.1%
3
SAILENDRA NATH ADHIKARY
JNP
Janata
8,95220.2%
4
MOHAMMAD DEDAR BAKSH
INC
INC
4,54410.3%
5
PRASANTA KUMAR SAHA
SUC
4,42310.0%
6
AMIRCHAND MANDAL
IND
1,1292.5%
7
PRAN KUMAR DAS
IND
4761.1%
8
MANDAL RAHIM AMIN
MUL
2960.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 0.3% · max 19.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
38th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
52nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.2%CPM 23.1%JNP 20.2%INC 10.3%SUC 10.0%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf

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

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