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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1951
Sabang
Winner — 1951
GOPAL CHANDRA DAS ADHIKARY
INC 37.0%IND 33.8%3 others 29.2%
Votes
11,454
37.0% share
Winning margin
980
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.8%
of 55,504
A closely fought contest. GOPAL CHANDRA DAS ADHIKARY won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPAL CHANDRA DAS ADHIKARY | 11,454 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | GOURANGA CHANDRA SAMANTA | IND | 10,474 | 33.8% |
| 3 | JNANENDRA DAS | KMPP | 5,568 | 18.0% |
| 4 | JATINDRA NATH DAS | 2,546 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | PULAK BERA | 944 | 3.0% |
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.
Average turnout (189th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 1.0% · max 49.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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189th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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201st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.0%IND 33.8%KMPP 18.0%SP 8.2%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
🏯
Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground
🏛️MonumentASI
Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.