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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 208 · 1971

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Winner — 1971

SAROJ ROY
CPI· Left
CPI 27.3%CPM 24.8%4 others 48.0%
Votes
13,971
27.3% share
Winning margin
1,270
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.5%
of 78,197

A closely fought contest. SAROJ ROY won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAROJ ROY
CPI
Left
13,97127.3%
2
MANOHAR MAHATA
CPM
Left
12,70124.8%
3
RAM MANOHAR SINGHA
INC
Congress (R)
11,33222.1%
4
PANCHANAN SINHA ROY
NCO
6,52812.7%
5
PRAKARISHNA TUDU
JKP
5,22210.2%
6
DWARKA NATH DE
BAC
1,4982.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 24.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
154th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
285th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 27.3%CPM 24.8%INC 22.1%NCO 12.7%JKP 10.2%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Human Hair (washed)🏺Marine Products🏺Processed cashew nuts
Gopaljiu temple

Gopaljiu temple

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