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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2001Reserved (ST)

Gajol

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Winner — 2001

SADHU TUDU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.5%AITC 31.5%4 others 20.0%
Votes
56,214
48.5% share
Winning margin
19,708
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
77.0%
of 1,50,466

Gajol is a safe seat — SADHU TUDU won by 17.0%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1996 vs 2001

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SADHU TUDU
CPM
Left Front
56,21448.5%
2
NABAKUMAR HEMBROM
AITC
36,50631.5%
3
SHYAM MURMU
BJP
BJP
17,54415.1%
4
SHIBANANDA SAREN
IND
2,2331.9%
5
BISHU HANSDA
IND
2,0461.8%
6
LALU HANSDA
IND
1,3771.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
51st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
240th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
125th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.5%AITC 31.5%BJP 15.1%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Craft🏺Wooden Mask & Wall Hanging
Singhabahini temple

Singhabahini temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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