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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1982

Shyampur

Winner — 1982

GOURHARI ADAK
FBL
FBL 49.7%INC 41.7%2 others 8.6%
Votes
39,093
49.7% share
Winning margin
6,267
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.1%
of 1,02,068

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOURHARI ADAK
FBL
39,09349.7%
2
SISIR KUAMR SEN
INC
32,82641.7%
3
SASABINDU BERA
5,9437.6%
4
DILIP BAITALIK
IND
7921.0%

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 (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 28.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
196th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
147th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 49.7%INC 41.7%JNP 7.6%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

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