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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2006

Panihati

Winner — 2006

GOPAL KRISHNA BHATTACHARYYA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.0%AITC 45.6%1 others 6.4%
Votes
75,466
48.0% share
Winning margin
3,846
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.4%
of 1,95,471

A closely fought contest. GOPAL KRISHNA BHATTACHARYYA won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL KRISHNA BHATTACHARYYA
Left Front
75,46648.0%
2
NIRMAL GHOSH
AITC
71,62045.6%
3
HIMANGSHU DEB
INC
9,9856.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.6% · max 30.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
47th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
253rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.0%AITC 45.6%INC 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%

What's nearby?

11 locations
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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.

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