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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1967
Ratda
Winner — 1967
S.M.MISRA
INC· INC
INC 40.8%IND 31.6%2 others 27.6%
Votes
13,875
40.8% share
Winning margin
3,115
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.5%
of 58,128
A clear win with a 9.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.M.MISRA | INC | 13,875 | 40.8% |
| 2 | M.ALI | IND | 10,760 | 31.6% |
| 3 | D.P.SARAF | Swatantra Party | 5,959 | 17.5% |
| 4 | S.N.MISRA | BAC | 3,410 | 10.0% |
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 (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
51st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
240th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
125th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.8%IND 31.6%SWA 17.5%BAC 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
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