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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1991

Garhbeta East

Winner — 1991

GOSH SUSANTA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 62.5%INC 27.2%2 others 10.3%
Votes
60,285
62.5% share
Winning margin
34,020
35.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.8%
of 1,17,980

Garhbeta East is a safe seat — GOSH SUSANTA won by 35.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOSH SUSANTA
Left Front
60,28562.5%
2
TAPAN CHAKRABORTY
INC
26,26527.2%
3
HARAGOBINDA SINGH
BJP
9,5049.8%
4
SK. RAHAMAT ALI
IND
3910.4%

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 (235th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 1.6% · max 61.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
235th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
13th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 62.5%INC 27.2%BJP 9.8%OTH 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products

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