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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1951
Farakka
Winner — 1951
GIASUDDIN
INC 48.6%IND 24.2%3 others 27.2%
Votes
11,463
48.6% share
Winning margin
5,765
24.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
36.2%
of 65,136
Farakka is a safe seat — GIASUDDIN won by 24.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIASUDDIN | 11,463 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | SRIPATI BHUSAN DAS | IND | 5,698 | 24.2% |
| 3 | SYED ABUL HOSSAIN | IND | 4,682 | 19.9% |
| 4 | MURALIDHAR GUPTA | IND | 1,209 | 5.1% |
| 5 | BENOY BHUSAN SARKAR | IND | 515 | 2.2% |
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.
High turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.4% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
46th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
280th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
39th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%IND 24.2%IND 19.9%IND 5.1%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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