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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1951
Nalhati
Winner — 1951
YEAKUB HOSSAIN
INC 34.7%HMS 21.7%5 others 43.6%
Votes
8,072
34.7% share
Winning margin
3,028
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
42.2%
of 55,097
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YEAKUB HOSSAIN | 8,072 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | SURESH CHANDRA SINHA | 5,044 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | MANMATHA NATH DAS | IND | 4,456 | 19.1% |
| 4 | RAM KUMAR MASKARA | IND | 3,190 | 13.7% |
| 5 | GOUR CHANDRA ALIPATRA | IND | 1,808 | 7.8% |
| 6 | KALA CHAND SINHA | IND | 404 | 1.7% |
| 7 | ABDUL WADUD MIA | IND | 295 | 1.3% |
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.
Average turnout (74th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 1.0% · max 23.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
74th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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55th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.7%HMS 21.7%IND 19.1%IND 13.7%IND 7.8%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.