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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1991
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Winner — 1991
HARI PADA JANA
DSP(PC)
DSP(PC) 51.4%INC 40.3%4 others 8.4%
Votes
51,402
51.4% share
Winning margin
11,076
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.8%
of 1,20,962
A clear win with a 11.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARI PADA JANA | DSP(PC) | 51,402 | 51.4% |
| 2 | SAKTI PADA MAHAPATRA | INC | 40,326 | 40.3% |
| 3 | MOTI LAL KHATUA | BJP | 6,717 | 6.7% |
| 4 | BHAKTI PADA DE | IND | 1,197 | 1.2% |
| 5 | RAMPADA SAMANTA | IND | 290 | 0.3% |
| 6 | HAREKRISHAN PARAMANIK | AMB | 163 | 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.
Low turnout (248th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.9% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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248th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
276th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
238th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DSP(PC) 51.4%INC 40.3%BJP 6.7%OTH 1.6%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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