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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2006Reserved (SC)

Sagardighi

Winner — 2006

PARIKSHIT LET
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.6%INC 43.9%4 others 7.4%
Votes
62,983
48.6% share
Winning margin
6,063
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.2%
of 1,53,953

A closely fought contest. PARIKSHIT LET won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARIKSHIT LET
Left Front
62,98348.6%
2
RAJESH KUMAR BHAKAT
INC
56,92043.9%
3
GOUR PADA BISWAS MALLIK
3,3132.6%
4
LAKSHMI KANTA SARKAR
AITC
2,9642.3%
5
ASHOKE KUMAR DAS
IND
2,1981.7%
6
AJIT KUMAR HALDER
1,1720.9%

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

High turnout (53rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 62.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
53rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
274th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.6%INC 43.9%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products

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