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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1996
Alipurduars
Winner — 1996
NIRMAL DAS
RSP· Left Front
RSP 52.4%INC 39.8%4 others 7.8%
Votes
68,476
52.4% share
Winning margin
16,491
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.7%
of 1,59,858
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRMAL DAS | Left Front | 68,476 | 52.4% |
| 2 | MANINDRALAL RAKSHIT | INC | 51,985 | 39.8% |
| 3 | GANESH SIKDER | BJP | 8,852 | 6.8% |
| 4 | NIKHIL CHANDRA RAYBIR | IND | 523 | 0.4% |
| 5 | PROBHAT ADHIKARY | AMB | 444 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SANTU KARMAKAR | IND | 352 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (97th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 3.9% · max 61.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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97th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
279th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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45th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 52.4%INC 39.8%BJP 6.8%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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