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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 117 · 19512 seats · 1 ST

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Winner — 1951

BAIDYANATH SANTAL
INC
Also elected — same seat
RASH BEHARI SEN
INC· 18,390 votes
INC 22.5%INC 19.6%8 others 57.9%
Votes
21,120
22.5% share
Winning margin
3,050
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
44.1%
of 1,06,504

A closely fought contest. BAIDYANATH SANTAL won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAIDYANATH SANTAL
INC
21,12022.5%
2
RASH BEHARI SEN
INC
18,39019.6%
3
JAMADAR MAJHI
CPI
18,07019.2%
4
ANANDA GOPAL KUMAR
KMPP
17,45318.6%
5
KRISHNA KINKAR NANDY
BJS
11,09211.8%
6
HILARAM CHATTOPADHYAY
IND
2,3642.5%
7
KALI KRISHNA DAS
IND
1,8231.9%
8
RADHA RAMAN SEN
IND
1,3791.5%
9
PASHU SANTAL
IND
1,2911.4%
10
KALI PRASANNA CHAUDHURY
IND
9311.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (272nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.7% · max 67.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
272nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
110th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.5%INC 19.6%CPI 19.2%KMPP 18.6%BJS 11.8%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture
🛕

Rajrajeshwari Kali temple

🛕TempleWikidata
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