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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1971
Rashbehari
Winner — 1971
LAKSHMI KANTA BASU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 63.4%CPM 31.2%1 others 5.4%
Votes
23,420
63.4% share
Winning margin
11,891
32.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.6%
of 68,871
Rashbehari is a safe seat — LAKSHMI KANTA BASU won by 32.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMI KANTA BASU | Congress (R) | 23,420 | 63.4% |
| 2 | SACHIN SEN | Left | 11,529 | 31.2% |
| 3 | BHABESH GANGULY | SUC | 2,000 | 5.4% |
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.
High turnout (23rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.1% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
23rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
61st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.4%CPM 31.2%SUC 5.4%
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?
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