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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWANATH MUKHOPADHYAY | Left Front | 14,449 | 27.1% |
| 2 | SUKUMAR DAS | INC | 14,333 | 26.9% |
| 3 | PANNALAL BHATTACHARYYA | Janata | 12,382 | 23.3% |
| 4 | DEBA PRASAD BHOWMIK | Left Front | 10,388 | 19.5% |
| 5 | RADHABALLAV BERA | IND | 780 | 1.5% |
| 6 | BANESWAR DAS | IND | 521 | 1.0% |
| 7 | JAGADISH CHANDRA SI | IND | 264 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SURENDRA NATH GORAI | IND | 146 | 0.3% |
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
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
280th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
148th of 294Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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