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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1961 by-elections
Bhangar
Winner — 1961 by-elections
A.K.M.ISHAQUE
INC 70.2%IND 28.0%1 others 1.8%
Votes
37,045
70.2% share
Winning margin
22,287
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Bhangar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 22,287 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.K.M.ISHAQUE | 37,045 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | SAMIR KUMAR SARKAR | IND | 14,758 | 0.0% |
| 3 | H.CH.DATTA | IND | 940 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (251st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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251st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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158th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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?
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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.