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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 269 · 1977
Galsi
Winner — 1977
DEBRANJAN SEN
FBL
FBL 62.3%INC 18.9%3 others 18.8%
Votes
26,613
62.3% share
Winning margin
18,538
43.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.0%
of 85,413
Galsi is a safe seat — DEBRANJAN SEN won by 43.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBRANJAN SEN |  FBL | 26,613 | 62.3% |
| 2 | NIRADENDU KONER | INC | 8,075 | 18.9% |
| 3 | SUNIRMAL CATTOPADHYA | Left Front | 4,987 | 11.7% |
| 4 | MRITYUNIJOY DUTTA | Janata | 2,993 | 7.0% |
| 5 | SUDHIR KUMAR CHATTOPADHYA | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
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 (159th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 1.3% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
159th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
235th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 62.3%INC 18.9%CPI 11.7%JNP 7.0%OTH 0.1%
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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