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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Hansan
Winner — 1972
DHANAPATI MAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 57.2%RCI 42.0%1 others 0.8%
Votes
17,077
57.2% share
Winning margin
4,535
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
44.2%
of 67,609
Hansan is a safe seat — DHANAPATI MAL won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANAPATI MAL | Congress (R) | 17,077 | 57.2% |
| 2 | TRILOCHAN MAL | RCI | 12,542 | 42.0% |
| 3 | SANJAY KUMAR SAHA | 236 | 0.8% |
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.
Low turnout (249th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.1% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
249th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
27th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.2%RCI 42.0%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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