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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 178 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Baniapukur Ballygunge

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Winner — 1951

JOGESH CHANDRA GUPTA
INC
Also elected — same seat
PULIN BEHARI KHATIC
INC· 11,366 votes
INC 24.5%INC 19.1%12 others 56.4%
Votes
14,571
24.5% share
Winning margin
8,586
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
27.1%
of 1,09,909

A clear win with a 14.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOGESH CHANDRA GUPTA
INC
14,57124.5%
2
PULIN BEHARI KHATIC
INC
11,36619.1%
3
RAM LAL SHAW
IND
5,98510.1%
4
JNANENDRA MAJUMDAR
IND
4,8638.2%
5
SAMARENDRA KUMAR GHUA
FBL(RG)
4,6997.9%
6
MUNINDRA NATH BANERJEE
BJS
4,1837.0%
7
RANADEB CHOWDHURY
IND
3,5396.0%
8
MATILAL CHOWDHURY
FBL(RG)
3,2875.5%
9
SUNDARAM CHOWDHURY
IND
2,3804.0%
10
JOGENDRA NATH MANDAL
IND
1,6442.8%
11
ANISURZUZAMAN
KMPP
1,2072.0%
12
TARAPADA HAZRA
IND
7071.2%
13
GUNADHAR KOW
SP
5480.9%
14
JONAB ABU ASAD MOHAMMOD OBAIDUL GHANI
IND
5240.9%

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

Average turnout (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.6% · max 52.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
73rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
181st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.5%INC 19.1%IND 10.1%IND 8.2%FBL(RG) 7.9%BJS 7.0%OTH 23.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

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