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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 275 · 1977

Memari

Winner — 1977

BENOY KONAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 65.2%JNP 17.8%2 others 17.0%
Votes
36,230
65.2% share
Winning margin
26,357
47.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.2%
of 95,501

Memari is a safe seat — BENOY KONAR won by 47.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BENOY KONAR
Left Front
36,23065.2%
2
SURYA NARAYAN PAL
Janata
9,87317.8%
3
NABA KUMAR CHATTOPADHA
INC
7,61513.7%
4
HAMAINUR RAHMAN
IND
1,8553.3%

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.

Average turnout (201st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
47.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.8% · max 47.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
201st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
136th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 65.2%JNP 17.8%INC 13.7%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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