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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1987

Lalgola

Winner — 1987

ABDUS SATTAR
INC· INC
INC 49.7%CPM 48.0%1 others 2.3%
Votes
45,340
49.8% share
Winning margin
1,603
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
79.9%
of 1,14,067

Lalgola was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,603 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUS SATTAR
INC
45,34049.8%
2
YEAN ALI
Left Front
43,73748.0%
3
RAMESH CHANDRA SINHA
BJP
2,0622.3%

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.

High turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 40.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
43rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
63rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%CPM 48.0%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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