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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Tufanganj
Winner — 2006
ALAKA BARMAN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.6%BJP 36.0%4 others 9.4%
Votes
74,243
54.6% share
Winning margin
25,217
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
89.4%
of 1,52,144
Tufanganj is a safe seat — ALAKA BARMAN won by 18.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALAKA BARMAN | Left Front | 74,243 | 54.6% |
| 2 | MALATI RAVA (RAY) | BJP | 49,026 | 36.0% |
| 3 | BIVAS SEN ISHORE | INC | 7,389 | 5.4% |
| 4 | SACHINDRA NATH BARMA | IND | 2,212 | 1.6% |
| 5 | DEBENDRA NATH BARMAN | IND | 1,699 | 1.3% |
| 6 | ANIL KUNAR | IND | 1,445 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (13th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 3.8% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
13th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
194th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.6%BJP 36.0%INC 5.4%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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