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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1962
Arambagh West
Winner — 1962
RADHA KRISHNA PAL
INC· INC
INC 51.1%IND 23.4%2 others 25.5%
Votes
17,284
51.1% share
Winning margin
9,357
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.6%
of 72,559
Arambagh West is a safe seat — RADHA KRISHNA PAL won by 27.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADHA KRISHNA PAL | INC | 17,284 | 51.1% |
| 2 | NIRMAL CHANDRA PAL | IND | 7,927 | 23.4% |
| 3 | CHANDI CHARAN DUTTA | FB | 5,521 | 16.3% |
| 4 | PRAFULLA KUMAR GHOSH | IND | 3,099 | 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 (288th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.5% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
288th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
186th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%IND 23.4%FB 16.3%IND 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
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?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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