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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Hanskhali
Winner — 2001
NAYAN SARKAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.8%AITC 44.2%7 others 10.0%
Votes
72,334
45.8% share
Winning margin
2,521
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
84.1%
of 1,87,782
Hanskhali was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,521 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAYAN SARKAR | Left Front | 72,334 | 45.8% |
| 2 | ABIR RANJAN BISWAS |  AITC | 69,813 | 44.2% |
| 3 | BISWAS SHASANKHA SHEKHOR | 5,754 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | BISWANATH BISWAS | BJP | 3,988 | 2.5% |
| 5 | SATISH CHANDRA BISWAS | 3,813 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | MADHUSUDAN MONDAL | IND | 1,230 | 0.8% |
| 7 | DINABANDHU BISWAS | IND | 473 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ADHIR BISWAS | PDS | 299 | 0.2% |
| 9 | AMRITA SARKAR | IND | 244 | 0.1% |
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 (213th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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213th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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74th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.8%AITC 44.2%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.