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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 222 · 1991

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Winner — 1991

SUNDAR HAZRA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.5%JP 41.1%4 others 4.4%
Votes
51,886
54.5% share
Winning margin
12,798
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.5%
of 1,19,653

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNDAR HAZRA
CPM
Left Front
51,88654.5%
2
BIJOY MAHATA
JP
39,08841.1%
3
ASHOK KUMAR ROY
BJP
BJP
1,9552.0%
4
BADAL MAHATA
IND
1,3611.4%
5
PARIMAL MAHATA
IND
6190.7%
6
SASANKA PATRA
AMB
2460.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 4.3% · max 36.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
151st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
62nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.5%JP 41.1%OTH 4.4%

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?

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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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