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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1991
Harishchandrapur
Winner — 1991
BIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRA
FBL
FBL 45.3%INC 33.9%3 others 20.8%
Votes
46,273
45.3% share
Winning margin
11,720
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.6%
of 1,34,996
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRA |  FBL | 46,273 | 45.3% |
| 2 | ABDUL WAHED | INC | 34,553 | 33.9% |
| 3 | SITAL CHAKRABORTY | BJP | 13,672 | 13.4% |
| 4 | ELIAS RAZI | WPI | 6,289 | 6.2% |
| 5 | ARABINDA SINGHA | IND | 1,289 | 1.3% |
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.
High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.0% · max 23.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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25th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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250th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 45.3%INC 33.9%BJP 13.4%WPI 6.2%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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