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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1962
Ausgram
Winner — 1962
MONORANJAN BAKSI
IND
IND 30.9%INC 28.9%3 others 40.1%
Votes
8,700
30.9% share
Winning margin
569
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
39.2%
of 71,746
A closely fought contest. MONORANJAN BAKSI won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONORANJAN BAKSI | IND | 8,700 | 30.9% |
| 2 | LABANYA GOPAL GHATAK | INC | 8,131 | 28.9% |
| 3 | ANUJA GOPAL CHATTOPADHYA | IND | 6,337 | 22.5% |
| 4 | DEBRANJAN SEN | FB | 4,324 | 15.4% |
| 5 | NIRADA PRASAD MUKHOPADHYA | IND | 626 | 2.2% |
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.
Average turnout (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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166th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
245th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 30.9%INC 28.9%IND 22.5%FB 15.4%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.