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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1996
Harishchandrapur
Winner — 1996
BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA
FBL
FBL 47.0%INC 44.9%7 others 8.1%
Votes
56,429
47.0% share
Winning margin
2,489
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
83.1%
of 1,44,435
A closely fought contest. BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA |  FBL | 56,429 | 47.0% |
| 2 | ALAM MOSTAQUE | INC | 53,940 | 44.9% |
| 3 | RAGHU NATH RAM | BJP | 4,630 | 3.9% |
| 4 | KASHI DAS | IND | 2,256 | 1.9% |
| 5 | JAYANTI JHA | IND | 1,125 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RATHINDRA NATH PAUL | IND | 941 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PABAN AGARWALA | IND | 447 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SAHADEB MANDAL | FB(S) | 173 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SATTAR | IND | 132 | 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.
High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.0% · max 23.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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25th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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250th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 47.0%INC 44.9%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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