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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1962
Behala
Winner — 1962
RABINDRA NATH MUKHOPADHYAY
CPI· Left
CPI 55.0%INC 35.8%1 others 9.2%
Votes
35,650
55.0% share
Winning margin
12,438
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
71.6%
of 90,611
Behala is a safe seat — RABINDRA NATH MUKHOPADHYAY won by 19.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABINDRA NATH MUKHOPADHYAY | Left | 35,650 | 55.0% |
| 2 | BIRENDRA MOHAN GHATAK | INC | 23,212 | 35.8% |
| 3 | RAMESH CHANDRA MAJUMDER | SBP | 5,990 | 9.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (259th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.6% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
259th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
121st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 55.0%INC 35.8%SBP 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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