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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1972
Beldanga
Winner — 1972
TIMIR BARAN BHADURI
RSP 40.4%INC 37.1%2 others 22.5%
Votes
18,084
40.4% share
Winning margin
1,503
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.1%
of 85,782
A closely fought contest. TIMIR BARAN BHADURI won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIMIR BARAN BHADURI | 18,084 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | ABDUL LATIF | Congress (R) | 16,581 | 37.1% |
| 3 | KHAN SIDHIQUE HOSAIN |  MUL | 9,028 | 20.2% |
| 4 | TAPAN KUMAR CHAKRABARTY | Grand Alliance | 1,041 | 2.3% |
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.
High turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.8% · max 51.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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14th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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65th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 40.4%INC 37.1%MUL 20.2%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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