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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Gosaba
Winner — 1971
GANESH CHANDRA MONDAL
RSP 43.7%INC 42.1%5 others 14.2%
Votes
23,571
43.7% share
Winning margin
908
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.1%
of 73,689
Gosaba was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 908 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESH CHANDRA MONDAL | 23,571 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | PARESH CHANDRA BAIDYA | Congress (R) | 22,663 | 42.1% |
| 3 | KALIPATARU BARMAN | Left | 5,482 | 10.2% |
| 4 | KAMALAPADA MONDAL | BBC | 653 | 1.2% |
| 5 | KRISHNA PADA MALI | BAC | 584 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAMAN NATH PATRO | SUC | 584 | 1.1% |
| 7 | CHANDRA KANTA SARKAR | IND | 346 | 0.6% |
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 (150th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.6% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
150th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
236th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 43.7%INC 42.1%CPM 10.2%OTH 4.0%
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?
2 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.