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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 158 · 1985 by-elections
Burtola
Winner — 1985 by-elections
S.PANDE
INC 61.9%RSP 35.1%10 others 3.1%
Votes
39,521
61.9% share
Winning margin
17,101
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Burtola was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 17,101 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.PANDE | 39,521 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | S.S.GUPTA | 22,420 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | T.MANNA | ICS | 856 | 0.0% |
| 4 | S.HALDER | IND | 196 | 0.0% |
| 5 | A.CHATTERJEE | IND | 176 | 0.0% |
| 6 | A.ROY | IND | 159 | 0.0% |
| 7 | P.CHAKRABORTY | IND | 156 | 0.0% |
| 8 | R.GUPTA | IND | 124 | 0.0% |
| 9 | T.K.SARKAR | IND | 95 | 0.0% |
| 10 | S.K.ARYA | IND | 66 | 0.0% |
| 11 | M.SHAW | IND | 63 | 0.0% |
| 12 | R.K.JAISWAL | IND | 58 | 0.0% |
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
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 1.6% · max 45.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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267th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
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292nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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282nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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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