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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 158 · 1982
Burtola
Winner — 1982
AJIT KUMAR PANJA
INC· INC
INC 58.4%RSP 39.3%5 others 2.3%
Votes
38,127
58.4% share
Winning margin
12,450
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.7%
of 96,502
Burtola is a safe seat — AJIT KUMAR PANJA won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR PANJA | INC | 38,127 | 58.4% |
| 2 | NIKHIL DAS | Left Front | 25,677 | 39.3% |
| 3 | GOMOTI PROSAD GIRI | IND | 577 | 0.9% |
| 4 | ARUN KUMAR SINHA | IND | 325 | 0.5% |
| 5 | TAPAS CHATTERJEE | IND | 239 | 0.4% |
| 6 | AMALENDU ROY | IND | 203 | 0.3% |
| 7 | TARAPADA MANNA | IND | 170 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (267th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 1.6% · max 45.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
267th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
292nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
282nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.4%RSP 39.3%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
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