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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1987
Panihati
Winner — 1987
GOPALKRISHNA BHATTACHARYA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.4%INC 46.1%3 others 6.5%
Votes
51,863
47.4% share
Winning margin
1,398
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.4%
of 1,45,097
Panihati was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,398 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPALKRISHNA BHATTACHARYA | Left Front | 51,863 | 47.4% |
| 2 | TAPAN CHATTOPADHYAY | INC | 50,465 | 46.1% |
| 3 | SANMATHA NATH GHOSE | 6,203 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | KRISHNA KANTA RAY | IND | 493 | 0.5% |
| 5 | DURGESH BANDOPADHAYA | IND | 372 | 0.3% |
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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.6% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
47th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
253rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.4%INC 46.1%JNP 5.7%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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