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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1996
Hirapur
Winner — 1996
SHYAMADAS BANERJEE
INC· INC
INC 33.1%JD 26.9%15 others 39.9%
Votes
31,813
33.1% share
Winning margin
5,940
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,48,295
A clear win with a 6.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMADAS BANERJEE | INC | 31,813 | 33.1% |
| 2 | MUMTAZ HASSAN | 25,873 | 26.9% | |
| 3 | PARAS DUTTA | BJP | 23,443 | 24.4% |
| 4 | MD. SAHRAB ALI | IND | 9,642 | 10.0% |
| 5 | ANJALI TUDU | IND | 1,083 | 1.1% |
| 6 | DIPALI MONDAL | IND | 686 | 0.7% |
| 7 | NETAJI PADA BOSE | IND | 657 | 0.7% |
| 8 | NARU GOPAL ROY | AMB | 553 | 0.6% |
| 9 | PRATAP SINGH | IND | 417 | 0.4% |
| 10 | DIPAK MUKHERJEE | IND | 371 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SHAKIL AHMAD | AIIC(T) | 340 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BOLBINDAR SINGH | IND | 311 | 0.3% |
| 13 | JOYTASNA MAJI | IND | 181 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MITHAI LAL RAJBHAR | IND | 171 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SAMIR KR. DEY | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
| 16 | BHAGABAT KR. BANIK | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
| 17 | ASHIS MUKHERJEE | IND | 160 | 0.2% |
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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.6% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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67th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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218th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.1%JD 26.9%BJP 24.4%IND 10.0%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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