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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 205 · 1982Reserved (SC)
Sutahata
Winner — 1982
LAKSHMAN CHANDRA SETH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.4%IND 45.5%3 others 2.1%
Votes
47,352
52.4% share
Winning margin
6,183
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.0%
of 1,13,000
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMAN CHANDRA SETH | Left Front | 47,352 | 52.4% |
| 2 | NARENDRA NATH PATRA | IND | 41,169 | 45.5% |
| 3 | BHOLA NATH DAS | IND | 985 | 1.1% |
| 4 | SHIV NATH DAS | INC | 781 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SANTOSH KUMAR KHANRA | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
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 (205th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.5% · max 22.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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205th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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252nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.4%IND 45.5%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.