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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1987Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1987

SUMANTA KUMAR HIRA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.2%INC 47.9%3 others 1.9%
Votes
34,626
50.2% share
Winning margin
1,595
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,01,392

A closely fought contest. SUMANTA KUMAR HIRA won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUMANTA KUMAR HIRA
Left Front
34,62650.2%
2
UTPAL SHAW
INC
33,03147.9%
3
SUDHANANDA DHUSIYA
6430.9%
4
PABAN PANDIT
IND
3330.5%
5
PRADIP PANDIT
IND
3220.5%

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 (268th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
268th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
190th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.2%INC 47.9%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

8 locations
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