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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1977

Tamluk

Winner — 1977

BISWANATH MUKHOPADHYAY
CPI· Left Front
CPI 27.1%INC 26.9%6 others 46.0%
Votes
14,449
27.1% share
Winning margin
116
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.9%
of 87,525

Tamluk was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 116 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BISWANATH MUKHOPADHYAY
Left Front
14,44927.1%
2
SUKUMAR DAS
INC
14,33326.9%
3
PANNALAL BHATTACHARYYA
Janata
12,38223.3%
4
DEBA PRASAD BHOWMIK
Left Front
10,38819.5%
5
RADHABALLAV BERA
IND
7801.5%
6
BANESWAR DAS
IND
5211.0%
7
JAGADISH CHANDRA SI
IND
2640.5%
8
SURENDRA NATH GORAI
IND
1460.3%

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.

Low turnout (280th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
280th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 27.1%INC 26.9%JNP 23.3%CPM 19.5%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

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