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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1987
Entally
Winner — 1987
SULTAN AHMED
INC· INC
INC 50.0%CPM 48.1%6 others 1.9%
Votes
33,854
50.0% share
Winning margin
1,328
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.7%
of 1,09,579
Entally was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 1,328 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SULTAN AHMED | INC | 33,854 | 50.0% |
| 2 | MD. NIZAMUDDIN | Left Front | 32,526 | 48.1% |
| 3 | RADHA RAMAN ROY KARMAKAR | IND | 365 | 0.5% |
| 4 | RABI CHOWDHURY | IND | 242 | 0.4% |
| 5 | SULTAN AHMED TARAFDAR | IND | 220 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SHEIKH SULTAN | IND | 203 | 0.3% |
| 7 | AMJAD HUSSAIN | IND | 133 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ASHOKE DEY | IND | 105 | 0.2% |
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 (260th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.0% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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260th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
160th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.0%CPM 48.1%OTH 1.9%
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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