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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 230 · 1987
Gopiballavpur
Winner — 1987
DE SUNIL
CPM· Left Front
CPM 57.4%INC 35.6%6 others 7.0%
Votes
53,276
57.4% share
Winning margin
20,178
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.5%
of 1,18,235
Gopiballavpur is a safe seat — DE SUNIL won by 21.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE SUNIL | Left Front | 53,276 | 57.4% |
| 2 | BIJOY KUMAR SAHU | INC | 33,098 | 35.6% |
| 3 | BHOLANATH MAHATA | IND | 3,098 | 3.3% |
| 4 | SUSIL MAHATA | IND | 2,765 | 3.0% |
| 5 | GOURHARI DAS | IND | 340 | 0.4% |
| 6 | ALOK ADHIKARY | IND | 171 | 0.2% |
| 7 | HARI SANKAR MAHATA | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ASHOK SENAPATI | IND | 58 | 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 (291st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 1.0% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
291st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
167th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.4%INC 35.6%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
31 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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