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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 277 · 2001

Nadanghat

Winner — 2001

RATAN DAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 43.7%AITC 42.3%4 others 14.0%
Votes
69,817
43.7% share
Winning margin
2,198
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.0%
of 1,85,768

Nadanghat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,198 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RATAN DAS
Left Front
69,81743.7%
2
SWAPAN DEBNATH
AITC
67,61942.3%
3
SUKHAMAY NATH
BJP
13,6298.5%
4
SAIFUDDIN CHOUDHURY
PDS
4,9643.1%
5
SREEKANTA RANA
CPI(ML)(L)
2,3321.5%
6
BIRJEN CHALL
IND
1,4280.9%

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.

Low turnout (252nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.4% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
252nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.7%AITC 42.3%BJP 8.5%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

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