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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1987

Bharatpur

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Winner — 1987

SATYA PADA BHATTACHARYYA
RSP· Left Front
RSP 48.2%INC 25.9%8 others 25.9%
Votes
41,134
48.2% share
Winning margin
19,008
22.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,28,187

Bharatpur is a safe seat — SATYA PADA BHATTACHARYYA won by 22.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYA PADA BHATTACHARYYA
RSP
Left Front
41,13448.2%
2
KHAIRUL KHONDAKAR
INC
INC
22,12625.9%
3
ABDUL MANNAN
IND
14,63917.2%
4
PRAPHULLA KUMAR BANERJEE
BJP
BJP
2,2272.6%
5
SK.SAHAJUDDIN
MUL
1,5111.8%
6
RADHA MOHAN DEY
IND
1,2841.5%
7
BAIRABENDRA NARAYAN
IND
1,0401.2%
8
JITENDRANATH ROY
IND
6670.8%
9
JAHANGIR HOSSAIN
LKD
4710.6%
10
DULAL CHANDRA GOSH
IND
2200.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (290th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 32.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
290th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 48.2%INC 25.9%IND 17.2%OTH 8.7%

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
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Dakshina Kali temple

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