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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 259 · 2001
Hirapur
Winner — 2001
MALAY GHATAK
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 46.5%IND 22.3%7 others 31.2%
Votes
43,226
46.5% share
Winning margin
22,534
24.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,59,863
Hirapur is a safe seat — MALAY GHATAK won by 24.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALAY GHATAK |  AITCAITC + INC | 43,226 | 46.5% |
| 2 | DILIP GHOSH (KHAYRUDDIN BLOCK) | IND | 20,692 | 22.3% |
| 3 | SOHRAB ALI | 17,289 | 18.6% | |
| 4 | PAWAN KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 4,721 | 5.1% |
| 5 | BHAGABAT KUMAR BANIK | IND | 1,932 | 2.1% |
| 6 | MRITUNJOY MUKHERJEE | PDS | 1,738 | 1.9% |
| 7 | DILIP GHOSH (CHAPRIDE) | IND | 1,399 | 1.5% |
| 8 | SOMNATH BANDHAPADHAY | 1,057 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | MUMTAJ HASSAN | 845 | 0.9% |
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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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.6% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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67th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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218th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.5%IND 22.3%RJD 18.6%BJP 5.1%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
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?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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