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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1987
Hirapur
Winner — 1987
SUHRID BASU MALLIK
INC· INC
INC 51.4%CPM 44.6%4 others 4.0%
Votes
42,490
51.4% share
Winning margin
5,634
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,26,360
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUHRID BASU MALLIK | INC | 42,490 | 51.4% |
| 2 | BAMAPADE MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 36,856 | 44.6% |
| 3 | SYED NUMTAZ AHMED | 1,224 | 1.5% | |
| 4 | RANJIT SADHU | IND | 872 | 1.1% |
| 5 | BHAGWAN DIN | IND | 868 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAJNATH KURMI | IND | 376 | 0.5% |
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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.6% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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67th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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218th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.4%CPM 44.6%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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