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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 208 · 1972
Garhbeta West
Winner — 1972
SAROJ ROY
CPI· Left
CPI 53.1%CPM 33.7%3 others 13.1%
Votes
23,073
53.1% share
Winning margin
8,423
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.1%
of 78,811
Garhbeta West is a safe seat — SAROJ ROY won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAROJ ROY | Left | 23,073 | 53.1% |
| 2 | MANOHAR MAHATA | Left | 14,650 | 33.7% |
| 3 | TUDU PRANKRISHNA | JKP | 4,182 | 9.6% |
| 4 | DEPHANI BHUSAN | IND | 950 | 2.2% |
| 5 | SINHA ROY PANCHANAN | 559 | 1.3% |
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 (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 24.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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154th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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285th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 53.1%CPM 33.7%JKP 9.6%OTH 3.5%
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?
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