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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 205 · 1972
Debra
Winner — 1972
RABINDRA NATH BERA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 59.9%CPM 37.3%2 others 2.8%
Votes
27,921
59.9% share
Winning margin
10,527
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.3%
of 64,484
Debra is a safe seat — RABINDRA NATH BERA won by 22.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABINDRA NATH BERA | Congress (R) | 27,921 | 59.9% |
| 2 | SIBARAM BASU | Left | 17,394 | 37.3% |
| 3 | CHAMPA BESRA | JKP | 854 | 1.8% |
| 4 | AMZED ALI KHAN | IAL | 436 | 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 (205th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.5% · max 22.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
205th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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252nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.9%CPM 37.3%OTH 2.8%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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