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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1996
Ratua
Winner — 1996
SAMAR MUKHERJEE
INC· INC
INC 48.1%CPM 45.5%4 others 6.4%
Votes
53,347
48.1% share
Winning margin
2,966
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.5%
of 1,32,723
A closely fought contest. SAMAR MUKHERJEE won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMAR MUKHERJEE | INC | 53,347 | 48.1% |
| 2 | MOZAMMEL HAQUE | Left Front | 50,381 | 45.5% |
| 3 | SHIBA PRASAD SAHA | BJP | 4,109 | 3.7% |
| 4 | SOLAIMAN | IND | 1,715 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SITARAM | IND | 1,010 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SADHAN MISRA | IND | 280 | 0.3% |
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 (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.5% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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71st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
264th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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81st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.1%CPM 45.5%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.