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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2006
Harishchandrapur
Winner — 2006
TAJMUL HOSSAIN
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 46.7%INC 45.2%5 others 8.2%
Votes
62,021
46.7% share
Winning margin
2,002
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
83.5%
of 1,59,187
Harishchandrapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,002 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAJMUL HOSSAIN | Left Front | 62,021 | 46.7% |
| 2 | ALAM MOSTAQUE | INC | 60,019 | 45.2% |
| 3 | SHITAL CHAKRABORTY | BJP | 3,748 | 2.8% |
| 4 | KSHITISH BISWAS | 2,585 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | SHANKAR DAS | IND | 2,088 | 1.6% |
| 6 | JAYANTI JHA | IND | 1,289 | 1.0% |
| 7 | MONOWARA BEGAM | 1,119 | 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 (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.0% · max 23.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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25th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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250th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 46.7%INC 45.2%OTH 8.2%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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