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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 263 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Ukhra
Winner — 1996
BAGDI LAKHAN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.2%INC 42.1%5 others 9.7%
Votes
67,298
48.2% share
Winning margin
8,576
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.5%
of 2,30,554
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAGDI LAKHAN | Left Front | 67,298 | 48.2% |
| 2 | JETHU RAM | INC | 58,722 | 42.1% |
| 3 | GHANA SAYAM RAM | BJP | 6,871 | 4.9% |
| 4 | NAWAL KISHOR PASWAN | IND | 4,193 | 3.0% |
| 5 | SANTI RANJAN DAS | IND | 1,092 | 0.8% |
| 6 | HARADHAN BADYAKAR | IND | 704 | 0.5% |
| 7 | NEHAL BOURI | AIIC(T) | 702 | 0.5% |
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 (138th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.4% · max 90.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
138th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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174th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.2%INC 42.1%OTH 9.7%
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%
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