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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1987

Domjur

Winner — 1987

JOYKESH MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 56.5%INC 42.9%2 others 0.6%
Votes
65,477
56.5% share
Winning margin
15,714
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.9%
of 1,52,792

A clear win with a 13.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOYKESH MUKHERJEE
Left Front
65,47756.5%
2
SACHIN RAY
INC
49,76342.9%
3
AMAR MAJUMDER
IND
5230.5%
4
SIDDHESWAR MUKHERJEE
IND
2020.2%

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 (276th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.4% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
276th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
108th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.5%INC 42.9%OTH 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

7 locations
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