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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 189 · 1962
Midnapore
Winner — 1962
SYED SHAMSUL BARI
INC· INC
INC 39.1%CPI 36.4%3 others 24.4%
Votes
13,034
39.1% share
Winning margin
911
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.7%
of 76,165
A closely fought contest. SYED SHAMSUL BARI won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED SHAMSUL BARI | INC | 13,034 | 39.1% |
| 2 | KAMAKSHYA CHARAN GHOSE | Left | 12,123 | 36.4% |
| 3 | BANKIMBEHARI PAL | Praja Socialist Party | 4,874 | 14.6% |
| 4 | AJIT CHATTOPADHYAYA | 2,289 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | NARAYAN CHANDRA GHOSH | 974 | 2.9% |
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.
Average turnout (228th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 1.3% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
228th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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50th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.1%CPI 36.4%PSP 14.6%HMS 6.9%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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