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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1967
Taltola
Winner — 1967
K . HOSSAIN
INC· INC
INC 39.7%CPM 33.7%7 others 26.5%
Votes
14,194
39.7% share
Winning margin
2,153
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
49.5%
of 72,095
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K . HOSSAIN | INC | 14,194 | 39.7% |
| 2 | A . HASSAN | Left | 12,041 | 33.7% |
| 3 | S. L . SENGUPTA | Praja Socialist Party | 4,423 | 12.4% |
| 4 | S. M . ALI | IND | 2,765 | 7.7% |
| 5 | J . MAJUMDAR | IND | 972 | 2.7% |
| 6 | A. S. M . K . RAHAMAN | IND | 766 | 2.1% |
| 7 | A . A . KHAN | IND | 234 | 0.7% |
| 8 | K . M . ALI | IND | 178 | 0.5% |
| 9 | N . HOSSAINI | IND | 141 | 0.4% |
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 (283rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.9% · max 75.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
294th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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281st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.7%CPM 33.7%PSP 12.4%IND 7.7%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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