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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1991
Nandigram
Winner — 1991
SAKTI BAL
CPI· Left Front
CPI 47.8%INC 44.3%3 others 7.8%
Votes
49,923
47.9% share
Winning margin
3,670
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.8%
of 1,35,832
A closely fought contest. SAKTI BAL won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAKTI BAL | Left Front | 49,923 | 47.9% |
| 2 | DEBI SANKAR PANDA | INC | 46,253 | 44.3% |
| 3 | SUNIL MAITY | IND | 4,655 | 4.5% |
| 4 | SANTOSH KUMAR DAS | BJP | 2,830 | 2.7% |
| 5 | BHANANI PRASAD DAS | IND | 672 | 0.6% |
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 (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.1% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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202nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
266th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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271st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 47.9%INC 44.3%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
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