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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 268 · 1987
Bhatar
Winner — 1987
SYED MD. MASIH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 58.5%INC 40.2%2 others 1.3%
Votes
55,958
58.5% share
Winning margin
17,465
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.3%
of 1,23,781
Bhatar is a safe seat — SYED MD. MASIH won by 18.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED MD. MASIH | Left Front | 55,958 | 58.5% |
| 2 | BANAMALI HAJRA | INC | 38,493 | 40.2% |
| 3 | MUKHOPADHYAY JAYANTA | IND | 1,074 | 1.1% |
| 4 | KAJAL MUKHERJEE | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (122nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.2% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
122nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
93rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 58.5%INC 40.2%OTH 1.3%
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?
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