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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 291 · 1996
Rampurhat
Winner — 1996
MAHAMMAD HANNAN
FBL
FBL 44.8%BJP 35.8%7 others 19.4%
Votes
51,139
44.8% share
Winning margin
10,223
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
78.1%
of 1,46,164
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAMMAD HANNAN |  FBL | 51,139 | 44.8% |
| 2 | SATYEN DAS | BJP | 40,916 | 35.8% |
| 3 | TRIDIB BHATTACHARJEE | INC | 18,645 | 16.3% |
| 4 | SIDDHARTHA ROY | FB(S) | 1,014 | 0.9% |
| 5 | BECHARAM SARKAR | IND | 963 | 0.8% |
| 6 | ASHOK DAWN | IND | 723 | 0.6% |
| 7 | HASNAT KHURSID YEASIN | IND | 377 | 0.3% |
| 8 | BALARAM MONDAL | AMB | 353 | 0.3% |
| 9 | TAPAN BOSE | IND | 86 | 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.
Average turnout (78th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 3.9% · max 15.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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78th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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17th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 44.8%BJP 35.8%INC 16.3%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.