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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1971
Gaighata
Winner — 1971
CHANDI PADA MITRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 37.6%CPM 32.4%3 others 29.9%
Votes
17,208
37.6% share
Winning margin
2,386
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.9%
of 66,397
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDI PADA MITRA | Congress (R) | 17,208 | 37.6% |
| 2 | KESHAB LAL BISWAS | Left | 14,822 | 32.4% |
| 3 | GORINDA DEB | Left | 11,459 | 25.1% |
| 4 | SACHINDER NATH GHOSH | 1,835 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | SUKUMAR BASU | BAC | 400 | 0.9% |
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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 32.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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152nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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73rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.6%CPM 32.4%CPI 25.1%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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