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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1985 by-elections

Aurangabad

Winner — 1985 by-elections

H.REZA
INC 49.2%CPM 47.8%3 others 3.0%
Votes
40,477
49.2% share
Winning margin
1,133
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
5

Aurangabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1,133 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H.REZA
40,4770.0%
2
T.ALI
39,3440.0%
3
K.ALI
IND
1,2130.0%
4
M.K.GHOSH
IND
7960.0%
5
M.C.SARDAR
IND
4680.0%

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 (142nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.3% · max 47.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
142nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
286th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
139th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%

What's nearby?

37 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Gauḍa

Gauḍa

Heritage SiteWikidata
Baisgazi Wall

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Baisgazi Wall

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Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Baisgazi Wall

Baisgazi Wall

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️

Baisgazi Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Baisgazi Wall

Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque

Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Baraduari Masjid or the Great Golden Mosque

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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