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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 180 · 1987
Serampore
Winner — 1987
ARUN KUMAR GOSWAMI
INC· INC
INC 54.6%CPM 43.5%4 others 1.9%
Votes
51,958
54.5% share
Winning margin
10,506
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.2%
of 1,37,624
A clear win with a 11.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN KUMAR GOSWAMI | INC | 51,958 | 54.5% |
| 2 | AJIT BAG | Left Front | 41,452 | 43.5% |
| 3 | AMAR CHOWDHURY | IND | 722 | 0.8% |
| 4 | UMA SHANKAR VERMA | IND | 552 | 0.6% |
| 5 | MADHU SUDAN DAS | IND | 409 | 0.4% |
| 6 | RAM CHHABILA SAHI | IND | 147 | 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.
Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.1% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
111th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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76th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.5%CPM 43.5%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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