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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1972

Bhangar

Winner — 1972

ABDUR RAZZAK MOLLA
CPM· Left
CPM 33.6%INC 28.9%3 others 37.5%
Votes
13,459
33.6% share
Winning margin
1,866
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.9%
of 78,745

A closely fought contest. ABDUR RAZZAK MOLLA won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUR RAZZAK MOLLA
Left
13,45933.6%
2
MD NURUZZAMAN
Congress (R)
11,59328.9%
3
MOLLA MOHAMMED YUNUS
MUL
10,95127.3%
4
SUNILKRISHNA DEBNATH
IND
3,7079.3%
5
RABINDRA NATH KAR ROY
IND
3440.9%

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 (99th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.0% · max 53.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
99th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
249th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 33.6%INC 28.9%MUL 27.3%IND 9.3%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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