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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1977

Hariharpara

Winner — 1977

SHAIKH IMAJUDDIN
INC· INC
INC 27.1%SUC 24.0%5 others 48.9%
Votes
14,964
27.1% share
Winning margin
1,697
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.2%
of 86,161

A closely fought contest. SHAIKH IMAJUDDIN won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAIKH IMAJUDDIN
INC
14,96427.1%
2
ABU RAIHAN BISWAS
SUC
13,26724.0%
3
SARBANGA GANAI
Janata
10,89719.7%
4
KAMALUDDIN MONDAL
IND
8,72015.8%
5
SHAIKH NAZRUL ISLAM
Left Front
6,45311.7%
6
KAFILUDDIN MONDAL
MUL
7791.4%
7
ISIR KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
1890.3%

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 (10th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.1% · max 46.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
10th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
248th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.1%SUC 24.0%JNP 19.7%IND 15.8%CPM 11.7%OTH 1.8%

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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