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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1996
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Winner — 1996
SUDHIR BHATTACHARJEE
INC· INC
INC 49.2%CPM 44.8%7 others 6.1%
Votes
51,558
49.2% share
Winning margin
4,649
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
80.8%
of 1,29,755
A closely fought contest. SUDHIR BHATTACHARJEE won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR BHATTACHARJEE | INC | 51,558 | 49.2% |
| 2 | ARATI DASGUPTA | Left Front | 46,909 | 44.8% |
| 3 | MONORANJAN KAYAL | BJP | 4,567 | 4.4% |
| 4 | M.A. SATTAR LASKAR | IND | 623 | 0.6% |
| 5 | SUNIRMAL KAYAL | IND | 498 | 0.5% |
| 6 | HASIBUR RAHAMAN | IND | 230 | 0.2% |
| 7 | GOFUR MOLLICK | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 8 | AYNADDIN MOLLICK | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ARFAT ALI LASKAR | SLAP | 97 | 0.1% |
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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.0% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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84th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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184th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.2%CPM 44.8%OTH 6.1%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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