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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 208 · 2006
Bhagabanpur
Winner — 2006
ARDHENDU MAITY
AITC· TMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA)
AITC 49.8%CPM 46.2%3 others 4.0%
Votes
62,212
49.8% share
Winning margin
4,485
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
91.3%
of 1,36,865
A closely fought contest. ARDHENDU MAITY won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARDHENDU MAITY |  AITCTMC-led Alliance (2006 Mahajot) (NDA) | 62,212 | 49.8% |
| 2 | GOURKANTI BAL | Left Front | 57,727 | 46.2% |
| 3 | MANIK MAJI | INC | 2,785 | 2.2% |
| 4 | NARAYAN CHANDRA DAS | IND | 1,547 | 1.2% |
| 5 | JANA MANORANJAN | IND | 687 | 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 (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 24.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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154th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
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157th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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285th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.8%CPM 46.2%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
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