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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 244 · 1967
Hirapur
Winner — 1967
S . GHATAK
INC· INC
INC 38.3%CPM 36.5%3 others 25.1%
Votes
15,336
38.3% share
Winning margin
722
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.4%
of 64,136
Hirapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 722 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S . GHATAK | INC | 15,336 | 38.3% |
| 2 | C . S . MUKHOPADHYAY | Left | 14,614 | 36.5% |
| 3 | T . HOSSAIN | Left | 6,972 | 17.4% |
| 4 | J . PANDEY | BAC | 1,946 | 4.9% |
| 5 | M . N . BOSE | Praja Socialist Party | 1,141 | 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 (220th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.8% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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220th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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22nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.3%CPM 36.5%CPI 17.4%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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