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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1982

Panchla

Winner — 1982

ANWAR ALI SK.
INC· INC
INC 52.2%FBL 47.4%1 others 0.5%
Votes
44,283
52.2% share
Winning margin
4,080
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.3%
of 1,05,713

A closely fought contest. ANWAR ALI SK. won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANWAR ALI SK.
INC
44,28352.2%
2
SANTOSH KUMAR DAS
FBL
40,20347.4%
3
SWAPAN ROY
IND
4070.5%

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.

Low turnout (269th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.1% · max 36.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
269th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
106th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.2%FBL 47.4%OTH 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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