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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1996
Purbasthali
Winner — 1996
DUTTA HIMANGSHU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.5%INC 32.1%4 others 20.4%
Votes
61,076
47.5% share
Winning margin
19,843
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.9%
of 1,56,857
Purbasthali is a safe seat — DUTTA HIMANGSHU won by 15.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUTTA HIMANGSHU | Left Front | 61,076 | 47.5% |
| 2 | ANSAR MONDAL | INC | 41,233 | 32.1% |
| 3 | SWAPAN BHATTACHARYYA | BJP | 23,553 | 18.3% |
| 4 | SUBODH MAJUMDAR | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,016 | 1.6% |
| 5 | JIBAN KRISHNA DAS | IND | 318 | 0.3% |
| 6 | KRIPA NATH ROY | SLAP | 314 | 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 (215th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 42.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
215th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
77th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%INC 32.1%BJP 18.3%OTH 2.1%
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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