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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 243 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Sonamukhi
Winner — 1972
GURU PADA KHAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 59.6%CPM 37.4%1 others 2.9%
Votes
24,403
59.6% share
Winning margin
9,086
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
57.9%
of 70,612
Sonamukhi is a safe seat — GURU PADA KHAN won by 22.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURU PADA KHAN | Congress (R) | 24,403 | 59.6% |
| 2 | SUKHENDU KHAN | Left | 15,317 | 37.4% |
| 3 | MADAN LOHAR | IND | 1,194 | 2.9% |
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 (210th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.7% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
210th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
90th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.6%CPM 37.4%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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