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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1996
Diamond Harbour
Winner — 1996
SHEIKH DAULAT ALI
INC· INC
INC 47.0%CPM 42.4%6 others 10.6%
Votes
61,744
47.0% share
Winning margin
6,101
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.2%
of 1,61,754
A closely fought contest. SHEIKH DAULAT ALI won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEIKH DAULAT ALI | INC | 61,744 | 47.0% |
| 2 | ABDUL QUIYOM MOLLA | Left Front | 55,643 | 42.4% |
| 3 | AJIT MANDAL | BJP | 11,697 | 8.9% |
| 4 | GIASSUDDIN MOLLA | IND | 889 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SRIGOPAL DAS | IND | 565 | 0.4% |
| 6 | PRANAB DAS GUPTA | IND | 427 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MONDAL MD. NAHABUBAR RAHAMAN | IND | 236 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BATA KRISHNA MISTRI | IND | 174 | 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 (155th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.3% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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155th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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179th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.0%CPM 42.4%BJP 8.9%OTH 1.8%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.