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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1987
Belgachia West
Winner — 1987
SUDIPTO ROY
INC· INC
INC 51.1%CPM 47.5%6 others 1.5%
Votes
41,270
51.0% share
Winning margin
2,894
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,14,301
A closely fought contest. SUDIPTO ROY won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDIPTO ROY | INC | 41,270 | 51.0% |
| 2 | LAKSHMI CHARAN SEN | Left Front | 38,376 | 47.5% |
| 3 | MANI PRASAD SINGH | IND | 430 | 0.5% |
| 4 | SIBU CHAKRABORTY | IND | 289 | 0.4% |
| 5 | BHAGWAN DIN | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
| 6 | JAGADISH PRASAD PANDEY | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 7 | RAMJANAK SINGH | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 8 | KANAILAL DHAR | IND | 43 | 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 (284th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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284th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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79th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.0%CPM 47.5%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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