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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1996
Shyampur
Winner — 1996
SANJIB KUMAR DAS
INC· INC
INC 48.5%FBL 45.6%7 others 5.8%
Votes
59,081
48.5% share
Winning margin
3,527
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.9%
of 1,48,536
A closely fought contest. SANJIB KUMAR DAS won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANJIB KUMAR DAS | INC | 59,081 | 48.5% |
| 2 | JALADHAR SAMANTA |  FBL | 55,554 | 45.6% |
| 3 | SOWMYENDU KAHNRA | BJP | 5,097 | 4.2% |
| 4 | BASUDEV MANDAL | IND | 586 | 0.5% |
| 5 | NIKHIL KABIRAJ | IND | 380 | 0.3% |
| 6 | JNAN RANJAN SAMANTA | IND | 342 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MOLLA JAHANGIR | IDPP | 276 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SK. ABDUL KALAM | IND | 259 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MONORANJAN MAJUMDAR | 138 | 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 (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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196th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
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123rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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147th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%FBL 45.6%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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