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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1996
Magrahat West
Winner — 1996
ABUL BASAR LASKAR
INC· INC
INC 46.3%CPM 46.2%11 others 7.5%
Votes
54,898
46.3% share
Winning margin
73
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
80.9%
of 1,46,495
Magrahat West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 73 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABUL BASAR LASKAR | INC | 54,898 | 46.3% |
| 2 | ANURADHA PUTATUNDA | Left Front | 54,825 | 46.2% |
| 3 | KUMAR KRISHNA MONDAL | BJP | 3,657 | 3.1% |
| 4 | ABDUR ROUF BAIDYA | IND | 1,876 | 1.6% |
| 5 | ABDUR RAZZAK LASKAR | IND | 677 | 0.6% |
| 6 | IMAM ALI HALDER | IND | 604 | 0.5% |
| 7 | FIROZ HOSSAIN | IND | 600 | 0.5% |
| 8 | LASKAR RIAZUL HAQUE | IND | 475 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MOLLA ABUL KALAM | AIIC(T) | 347 | 0.3% |
| 10 | KHAN SARWARUDDIN | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ABU SIDDIQUE LASKAR | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 12 | LAKHINDAR MONDAL | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SK. GOLAM MOSTAFA | IND | 83 | 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.
High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
8th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
68th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.3%CPM 46.2%OTH 7.5%
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
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