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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 113 · 1996
Behala West
Winner — 1996
NIRMAL MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.6%INC 46.6%7 others 5.8%
Votes
85,695
47.6% share
Winning margin
1,792
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
80.6%
of 2,23,348
Behala West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,792 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRMAL MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 85,695 | 47.6% |
| 2 | KUMUD BHATTACHARJEE | INC | 83,903 | 46.6% |
| 3 | HARIKRISHNA DUTTA | BJP | 7,185 | 4.0% |
| 4 | PANCHU GOPAL MUKHERJEE | IND | 916 | 0.5% |
| 5 | GITA DAS | CPI(ML)(L) | 628 | 0.3% |
| 6 | DEBABROTA MUKHOPADHYAY | 624 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | CHANCHAL HUI | IND | 406 | 0.2% |
| 8 | NATHU SHARMA | IND | 382 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SATRUGHAN SINGH | IND | 379 | 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 (254th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.0% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
254th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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155th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.6%INC 46.6%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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