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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2001
Haringhata
Winner — 2001
BANKIM GHOSH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 43.9%AITC 40.0%5 others 16.1%
Votes
72,000
43.9% share
Winning margin
6,372
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.4%
of 2,03,999
A closely fought contest. BANKIM GHOSH won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANKIM GHOSH | Left Front | 72,000 | 43.9% |
| 2 | SARADINDU BISWAS |  AITC | 65,628 | 40.0% |
| 3 | SALAUDDIN AHMED | BJP | 15,583 | 9.5% |
| 4 | SATYENDRA NATH ROY | PDS | 5,070 | 3.1% |
| 5 | THAKUR KUMAR BISWAS | 3,528 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | SHEFALI HALDER | IND | 1,299 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PARESH MONDAL | IND | 925 | 0.6% |
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 (184th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.6% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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184th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
291st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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211th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.9%AITC 40.0%BJP 9.5%OTH 6.6%
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
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.