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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1987Reserved (SC)
Ghatal
Winner — 1987
RATANCHANDRA PAKHIRA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 62.0%INC 36.9%2 others 1.1%
Votes
58,418
62.0% share
Winning margin
23,612
25.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
83.0%
of 1,13,582
Ghatal is a safe seat — RATANCHANDRA PAKHIRA won by 25.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATANCHANDRA PAKHIRA | Left Front | 58,418 | 62.0% |
| 2 | MADHU SUDAN DOLAI | INC | 34,806 | 36.9% |
| 3 | MOHAN CHANDRA DOLAI | BJP | 792 | 0.8% |
| 4 | BISWANATH KALSAR | IND | 232 | 0.3% |
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 (137th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.9% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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137th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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37th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 62.0%INC 36.9%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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