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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1996
Belgachia East
Winner — 1996
SUBHAS CHAKRABORTY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.3%INC 44.2%6 others 7.4%
Votes
1,05,328
48.3% share
Winning margin
8,940
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
74.7%
of 2,91,731
A closely fought contest. SUBHAS CHAKRABORTY won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBHAS CHAKRABORTY | Left Front | 1,05,328 | 48.3% |
| 2 | ARUNAVA GHOSH | INC | 96,388 | 44.2% |
| 3 | ABHIJIT GUHA | BJP | 13,855 | 6.4% |
| 4 | SUNIL BHATTACHERJEE | IND | 901 | 0.4% |
| 5 | BIRENDRA VARMU | AIIC(T) | 475 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SUKANTI DUTTA | IND | 335 | 0.1% |
| 7 | HIRALAL BISWAS | IND | 317 | 0.1% |
| 8 | KUNAL KUMAR MAJUMDER | IND | 315 | 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 (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.9% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
2nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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170th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.3%INC 44.2%BJP 6.4%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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