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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 152 · 1987
Ballygunge
Winner — 1987
SACHIN SEN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.3%INC 46.3%4 others 1.4%
Votes
50,017
52.3% share
Winning margin
5,779
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,45,888
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SACHIN SEN | Left Front | 50,017 | 52.3% |
| 2 | SUSHOBHAN BASU | INC | 44,238 | 46.3% |
| 3 | MD. JAMSHED | IND | 604 | 0.6% |
| 4 | RITENDRA NATH GHOSH | IND | 302 | 0.3% |
| 5 | MD. ARIF | IND | 283 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PRANATI NEOGY | IND | 142 | 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.
Low turnout (271st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.5% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
271st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
143rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.3%INC 46.3%OTH 1.4%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.