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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Balagarh
Winner — 1971
ABINASH PRAMANIK
CPM· Left
CPM 47.5%INC 39.2%3 others 13.2%
Votes
22,740
47.5% share
Winning margin
3,962
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.5%
of 67,873
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABINASH PRAMANIK | Left | 22,740 | 47.5% |
| 2 | BIREN SARKAR | Congress (R) | 18,778 | 39.3% |
| 3 | SANTOSH KUMAR BHARATI | Left | 4,904 | 10.3% |
| 4 | NARAYAN CHANDRA SARDAR | JKP | 954 | 2.0% |
| 5 | HARE KRISHNA DAS | 470 | 1.0% |
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.
Average turnout (109th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.1% · max 50.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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109th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
229th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%INC 39.3%CPI 10.3%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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