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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 205 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Sutahata

Winner — 1977

SHIBA NATH DAS
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.7%CPM 34.7%3 others 27.6%
Votes
20,842
37.7% share
Winning margin
1,691
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.3%
of 91,596

A closely fought contest. SHIBA NATH DAS won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIBA NATH DAS
Janata
20,84237.7%
2
LAKSHMAN CHANDRA SETH
Left Front
19,15134.7%
3
NARENDRA NATH PATRA
INC
8,62315.6%
4
BIDHU BHUSAN KARAN
Left Front
6,34211.5%
5
HARAHARI DEB
IND
2650.5%

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 (205th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.5% · max 22.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
205th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
252nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.7%CPM 34.7%INC 15.6%CPI 11.5%OTH 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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