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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 288 · 1987
Suri
Winner — 1987
TAPAN RAY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.9%INC 45.8%6 others 3.3%
Votes
50,865
50.9% share
Winning margin
5,107
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.1%
of 1,29,549
A clear win with a 5.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAN RAY | Left Front | 50,865 | 50.9% |
| 2 | CHATTORAJ SUNITI | INC | 45,758 | 45.8% |
| 3 | BROJA GOPAL SAHA | SUC | 2,177 | 2.2% |
| 4 | MANDAL GANAPATI | IND | 348 | 0.3% |
| 5 | MIHIR MUKHERJEE | IND | 312 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PARTHA SEN | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 7 | PANNALAL GHOSH | IND | 193 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SEIKH AHAMMAD MANZURAM |  MUL | 55 | 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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.0% · min 1.1% · max 15.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
102nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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12th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.9%INC 45.8%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.