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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2006Reserved (ST)
Gajol
Winner — 2006
SADHU TUDU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.4%INC 25.2%6 others 23.3%
Votes
68,942
51.4% share
Winning margin
35,095
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.0%
of 1,59,544
Gajol is a safe seat — SADHU TUDU won by 26.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADHU TUDU | Left Front | 68,942 | 51.4% |
| 2 | JATIN HANSDA | INC | 33,847 | 25.3% |
| 3 | ASHIM MARDI |  AITC | 17,984 | 13.4% |
| 4 | SADANANDA BISWA KARMAKAR | 4,118 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | SRI SHIBANANDA SAREN | IND | 3,610 | 2.7% |
| 6 | DATAL MARDI | CPI(M)(L) | 2,073 | 1.6% |
| 7 | LAKHSMAN TUDU | IND | 1,828 | 1.4% |
| 8 | MUKTAR HANSDA | IND | 1,657 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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51st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
240th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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125th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.4%INC 25.3%AITC 13.4%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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