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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Garhbeta West
Winner — 1996
KRISHNAPRASAD DULEY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 62.3%INC 22.1%2 others 15.6%
Votes
75,573
62.3% share
Winning margin
48,796
40.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
88.1%
of 1,37,688
Garhbeta West is a safe seat — KRISHNAPRASAD DULEY won by 40.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNAPRASAD DULEY | Left Front | 75,573 | 62.3% |
| 2 | SIDDHARTHA BISAI | INC | 26,777 | 22.1% |
| 3 | TAPAN SIKARI | 9,753 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | TARUN MANDAL | BJP | 9,150 | 7.5% |
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 (173rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.6% · min 3.7% · max 59.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
173rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
33rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 62.3%INC 22.1%JMM 8.0%BJP 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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