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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Gazole
Winner — 2011
SUSHIL CHANDRA RAY
INC· AITC + INC
INC 46.1%CPM 42.7%6 others 11.2%
Votes
74,654
46.1% share
Winning margin
5,584
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
86.6%
of 1,86,960
A closely fought contest. SUSHIL CHANDRA RAY won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHIL CHANDRA RAY | AITC + INC | 74,654 | 46.1% |
| 2 | GOBINDA MANDAL | Left Front | 69,070 | 42.6% |
| 3 | PRAFULLA CHANDRA SARKAR | BJP | 8,514 | 5.3% |
| 4 | PRADIP KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 2,592 | 1.6% |
| 5 | GAUTAM SARKAR | 2,186 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | KAMAL CHANDRA SARKAR | 1,921 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | MANABENDRA ROY | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,695 | 1.1% |
| 8 | PARTHA BISWAS | IND | 1,309 | 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 (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 0.8% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
56th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
196th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.1%CPM 42.6%BJP 5.3%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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