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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1996
Gaighata
Winner — 1996
MANMATHA ROY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.0%INC 44.5%7 others 7.5%
Votes
74,022
48.0% share
Winning margin
5,397
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
87.3%
of 1,76,675
A closely fought contest. MANMATHA ROY won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANMATHA ROY | Left Front | 74,022 | 48.0% |
| 2 | PRABIR BANERJEE | INC | 68,625 | 44.5% |
| 3 | ARABINDA BISWAS | BJP | 6,961 | 4.5% |
| 4 | MANINDRA NATH BISWAS | 2,841 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | SASIKANTA GIRI | IND | 582 | 0.4% |
| 6 | KRISHNA PADA DAS | IND | 435 | 0.3% |
| 7 | RABIN BISWAS | IND | 333 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BIKASH BISWAS | IND | 275 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DEBAPRIYA MAJUMDER (DEPU) | IND | 161 | 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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.4% · max 43.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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128th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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270th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.0%INC 44.5%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.