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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2001

Harishchandrapur

Winner — 2001

ALAM MOSTAQUE
INC· AITC + INC
INC 48.6%FBL 46.8%5 others 4.6%
Votes
60,545
48.6% share
Winning margin
2,302
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
82.0%
of 1,51,723

Harishchandrapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,302 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALAM MOSTAQUE
AITC + INC
60,54548.6%
2
BIRENDRA KUMAR MAITRA (BISHUBABU)
FBL
58,24346.8%
3
CHANDRANATH RAY
BJP
2,5642.1%
4
ALAM MAHABUB
IND
1,0810.9%
5
SANCHITA DAS
IND
7770.6%
6
JAYANTI JHA
IND
6560.5%
7
JAYANTA SINHA
IND
6030.5%

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.

High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.0% · max 23.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
25th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
250th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%FBL 46.8%OTH 4.6%

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
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