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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 160 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Magrahat
Winner — 1957
ARDHENDU SEKHAR NASKAR
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
ABUL HASHEM
INC· 33,004 votes
INC 28.1%INC 26.3%5 others 45.6%
Votes
35,242
28.1% share
Winning margin
15,931
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,20,649
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARDHENDU SEKHAR NASKAR | 35,242 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | ABUL HASHEM | 33,004 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | MAIJUEEIN MOLLA | 19,311 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | SAKTI KUMAR SATKAR | 17,634 | 14.1% | |
| 5 | SASHANKA SEKAR MANNA | IND | 12,309 | 9.8% |
| 6 | NAREN NASKAR | IND | 4,194 | 3.4% |
| 7 | SATISH CHANDRA NASKAR | IND | 3,662 | 2.9% |
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.
Low turnout (284th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
284th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
79th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.1%INC 26.3%CPI 15.4%PSP 14.1%IND 9.8%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.