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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 277 · 1996
Nadanghat
Winner — 1996
BIREN GHOSH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.0%INC 39.6%5 others 13.3%
Votes
69,770
47.0% share
Winning margin
10,968
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
87.0%
of 1,70,470
A clear win with a 7.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIREN GHOSH | Left Front | 69,770 | 47.0% |
| 2 | SWAPAN DEBNATH | INC | 58,802 | 39.6% |
| 3 | SUKHAMAY NATH | BJP | 15,827 | 10.7% |
| 4 | DUKHIRAM HEMROM | 1,992 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | BHIM CHANDRA BAG | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,520 | 1.0% |
| 6 | ABDUL MANNAN SHAIKH | IND | 332 | 0.2% |
| 7 | ALOK MUKHERJEE | IND | 136 | 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.
Low turnout (252nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.4% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
252nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.0%INC 39.6%BJP 10.7%OTH 2.7%
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%
What's nearby?
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