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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 192 · 1985 by-elections
Pursurah
Winner — 1985 by-elections
S.GHOSH
CPM 53.5%INC 44.9%2 others 1.5%
Votes
43,551
53.5% share
Winning margin
6,992
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Pursurah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 6,992 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.GHOSH | 43,551 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | S.K.ROY | 36,559 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | J.L.SAMUI | IND | 672 | 0.0% |
| 4 | D.L.SINHA | IND | 562 | 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.
Average turnout (163rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 0.2% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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163rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
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60th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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156th 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 — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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