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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1987
Magrahat West
Winner — 1987
ABDUS CHHOHAN GAZI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 53.7%INC 40.0%5 others 6.3%
Votes
45,367
53.7% share
Winning margin
11,605
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.7%
of 1,12,969
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUS CHHOHAN GAZI | Left Front | 45,367 | 53.7% |
| 2 | KIRONMOY DEB | INC | 33,762 | 40.0% |
| 3 | AZIZUL ISLAM KHAN |  MUL | 3,486 | 4.1% |
| 4 | ABDUL ROUF BAIDYA | SUC | 1,191 | 1.4% |
| 5 | ABDUL MANNAN KHAN | IND | 321 | 0.4% |
| 6 | FIROJ HOSSAIN LASKAR | IND | 209 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ABDUS SALAM RAHIMI | IND | 78 | 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.
High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
8th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
68th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.7%INC 40.0%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
2 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.