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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 150 · 1971
Belgachia
Winner — 1971
LAKSHMI CHARAN SEN
CPM· Left
CPM 52.9%INC 47.1%
Votes
25,012
52.9% share
Winning margin
2,777
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
56.8%
of 83,157
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMI CHARAN SEN | Left | 25,012 | 52.9% |
| 2 | GANAPATI SUR | Congress (R) | 22,235 | 47.1% |
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 (274th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
274th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
98th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.9%INC 47.1%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.