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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 209 · 1971
Salbani
Winner — 1971
SUNDAAR HAZRA
CPM· Left
CPM 26.5%CPI 20.1%6 others 53.5%
Votes
12,697
26.4% share
Winning margin
3,069
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.4%
of 70,149
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNDAAR HAZRA | Left | 12,697 | 26.4% |
| 2 | THAKUR DAS MAHATA | Left | 9,628 | 20.1% |
| 3 | BIRENDRA NATHHEMBRAM | JKP | 7,100 | 14.8% |
| 4 | AMULYA RATAN MAHATA | BAC | 6,724 | 14.0% |
| 5 | NIRANJAN KHAMRAY | Congress (R) | 6,252 | 13.0% |
| 6 | BAIDYA NATH OJHA | 3,226 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | CHUNARAM MURMU | IND | 1,459 | 3.0% |
| 8 | NITAI CHANBRA GHOSE | IND | 910 | 1.9% |
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.
Average turnout (90th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 6.4% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
90th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
268th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 26.4%CPI 20.1%JKP 14.8%BAC 14.0%INC 13.0%NCO 6.7%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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