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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 44 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Nalhati
Winner — 1957
MOHAMMAD YEAKUB HOSSAIN
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SISIR KUMAR SAHA
INC· 14,183 votes
INC 22.6%INC 17.8%11 others 59.6%
Votes
18,071
22.6% share
Winning margin
7,716
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
34.3%
of 1,16,434
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD YEAKUB HOSSAIN | 18,071 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | SISIR KUMAR SAHA | 14,183 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | BISHNUPADA GHOSE | IND | 10,355 | 13.0% |
| 4 | SHAMSUDDIN AHAMMAD | IND | 7,500 | 9.4% |
| 5 | ANIL KUMAR DAS | 6,047 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | TRILOCHAN MAL | IND | 5,132 | 6.4% |
| 7 | ABDUL AZIZ | IND | 4,979 | 6.2% |
| 8 | DURGADAS MUKERJEE | 3,847 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | JUGALPADA DAS | IND | 3,616 | 4.5% |
| 10 | MUDASSIR HOSSAIN | IND | 2,578 | 3.2% |
| 11 | BIDHU BHUSAN MONDAL | IND | 2,017 | 2.5% |
| 12 | SURESH CHANDRA SAHA | 1,039 | 1.3% | |
| 13 | UPENDRA LET | IND | 513 | 0.6% |
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 (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 0.8% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
56th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
196th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.6%INC 17.8%IND 13.0%IND 9.4%FBM 7.6%IND 6.4%OTH 23.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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