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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 252 · 1971
Faridpur
Winner — 1971
SANAT KUMAR BANERJEE
CPM· Left
CPM 41.2%INC 21.8%5 others 37.0%
Votes
17,356
41.2% share
Winning margin
8,196
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.3%
of 76,094
Faridpur is a safe seat — SANAT KUMAR BANERJEE won by 19.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANAT KUMAR BANERJEE | Left | 17,356 | 41.2% |
| 2 | SRI DASGHATAK | Congress (R) | 9,160 | 21.8% |
| 3 | DINA NATH ROY | Left | 7,036 | 16.7% |
| 4 | LABANYA GOPAL CHATAK | 5,501 | 13.1% | |
| 5 | LABANYA NIROD CHATTOPADHYAY | BAC | 1,407 | 3.3% |
| 6 | MUKHERJEE PROFULLA KUMAR | IND | 1,378 | 3.3% |
| 7 | NIRODA PRASAD MUKHERJEE | IND | 276 | 0.7% |
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 (232nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.5% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
232nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
8th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 41.2%INC 21.8%CPI 16.7%NCO 13.1%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.