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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 145 · 1971
Sealdah
Winner — 1971
BENOY BANERJEE
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.0%CPM 28.4%3 others 17.6%
Votes
20,847
54.0% share
Winning margin
9,881
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
46.2%
of 83,459
Sealdah is a safe seat — BENOY BANERJEE won by 25.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENOY BANERJEE | Congress (R) | 20,847 | 54.0% |
| 2 | SUNDHANSUL PALIT | Left | 10,966 | 28.4% |
| 3 | NANDA GOPAL BHATTACHERJEE | Left | 3,369 | 8.7% |
| 4 | BARENDRA KRISHNA DAH | 1,922 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | CHITTARANJAN BAG | 1,483 | 3.8% |
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 (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.2% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
178th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
162nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.0%CPM 28.4%CPI 8.7%OTH 8.8%
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?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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