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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1962

Nakashipara

Winner — 1962

S. M. FAZLUR RAHMAN
INC· INC
INC 55.0%SBP 20.2%3 others 24.8%
Votes
23,411
55.0% share
Winning margin
14,829
34.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.4%
of 70,413

Nakashipara is a safe seat — S. M. FAZLUR RAHMAN won by 34.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. M. FAZLUR RAHMAN
INC
23,41155.0%
2
MOHADEB BHATTACHARYA
SBP
8,58220.2%
3
SUDHANSUSEKHAR SEN
Left
8,39219.7%
4
SUDHANGSHU NEOGI
SUC
1,2302.9%
5
NARU GOPAL GHOSE
9122.1%

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.

High turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.8% · max 51.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
14th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
65th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.0%SBP 20.2%CPI 19.7%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf

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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