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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2001
Bhagabangola
Winner — 2001
MOJIBOR RAHAMAN
WBSP· Left Front
WBSP 43.8%INC 42.4%5 others 13.8%
Votes
51,285
43.9% share
Winning margin
1,716
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.8%
of 1,50,314
Bhagabangola was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,716 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOJIBOR RAHAMAN | WBSP Left Front | 51,285 | 43.9% |
| 2 | ABU SUFIAN SARKAR | 49,569 | 42.4% | |
| 3 | ABDUS SAMAD CHOWDHURY |  MUL | 6,197 | 5.3% |
| 4 | SYED NABAB JANI MEERZA | 3,646 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | ABDUL JALIL | BJP | 2,757 | 2.4% |
| 6 | ABUL KALAM AZAD | IND | 2,446 | 2.1% |
| 7 | MD. RAFEUL HAQUE | 1,064 | 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.
High turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 0.3% · max 19.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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38th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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52nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
WBSP 43.9%INC 42.4%MUL 5.3%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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