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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1991
Belgachia West
Winner — 1991
RAJDEO GOALA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.6%INC 43.8%4 others 8.6%
Votes
43,799
47.6% share
Winning margin
3,475
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.8%
of 1,30,041
A closely fought contest. RAJDEO GOALA won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJDEO GOALA | Left Front | 43,799 | 47.6% |
| 2 | SUDIPTO ROY | INC | 40,324 | 43.8% |
| 3 | HEMENDRA GUHA ROY | BJP | 7,446 | 8.1% |
| 4 | SANTAL HARIZAN | 239 | 0.3% | |
| 5 | MD. AZIMOLLA | IND | 164 | 0.2% |
| 6 | BIRESH SADHYA | IND | 85 | 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.
Low turnout (284th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
284th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
79th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.6%INC 43.8%BJP 8.1%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
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