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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 208 · 1991
Bhagabanpur
Winner — 1991
PRASANTA PRADHAN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 49.9%INC 40.7%3 others 9.4%
Votes
45,202
49.9% share
Winning margin
8,371
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.1%
of 1,14,470
A clear win with a 9.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRASANTA PRADHAN | Left Front | 45,202 | 49.9% |
| 2 | ASOKTARU PANDA | INC | 36,831 | 40.7% |
| 3 | BIPIN MUNIYAN | BJP | 6,775 | 7.5% |
| 4 | NETRA DAS MAHAPATRA | IND | 1,619 | 1.8% |
| 5 | ARDHENDU MAITY | IND | 155 | 0.2% |
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 (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 24.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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154th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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285th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.9%INC 40.7%BJP 7.5%OTH 2.0%
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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