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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 139 · 2006
Belgachia East
Winner — 2006
SUBHAS CHAKRABORTI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.4%AITC 45.5%4 others 8.1%
Votes
91,273
46.4% share
Winning margin
1,749
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.6%
of 2,74,829
Belgachia East was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,749 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBHAS CHAKRABORTI | Left Front | 91,273 | 46.4% |
| 2 | SUJIT BOSE |  AITC | 89,524 | 45.5% |
| 3 | DEBASISH CHATTERJEE | INC | 9,855 | 5.0% |
| 4 | SUJIT BOSE | IND | 2,297 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SUBHAS CHAKRABORTY | IND | 2,109 | 1.1% |
| 6 | NITAI DUTTA | IND | 1,601 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.9% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
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2nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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170th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.4%AITC 45.5%INC 5.0%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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