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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 193 · 1962

Salbani

Winner — 1962

NIRANJAN KHAMRAI
INC· INC
INC 40.9%CPI 27.5%4 others 31.6%
Votes
13,077
40.9% share
Winning margin
4,269
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.4%
of 63,403

A clear win with a 13.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRANJAN KHAMRAI
INC
13,07740.9%
2
SUDHIR KUMAR PANDEY
Left
8,80827.5%
3
PARBATI CHARAN MAHATO
7,90524.7%
4
CHUNILAL TUDU
IND
1,2634.0%
5
CHINIBAS MURMU
Praja Socialist Party
6632.1%
6
SARENDRA NATH HEMRAM
IND
2650.8%

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 (179th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.3% · max 44.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
179th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
221st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.9%CPI 27.5%HMS 24.7%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chikan Embroidery🏺Costume Jewellery🏷️Dhaniakhali SareeGI
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Mounds, Mahanad

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds

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Mounds, Mahanad

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

🏛️MonumentASI

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

🏛️MonumentASI

Shrine and Mosque known as Dargah of Zafar Khan Gazi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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