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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1982
Debra
Winner — 1982
SYED MOAZZAM HOSSSAIN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.2%INC 44.6%1 others 1.1%
Votes
44,650
54.2% share
Winning margin
7,927
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
87.8%
of 93,740
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED MOAZZAM HOSSSAIN | Left Front | 44,650 | 54.2% |
| 2 | RABINDRA NATH BERA | INC | 36,723 | 44.6% |
| 3 | CHUNARAM MANDI | IND | 946 | 1.1% |
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 (214th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.1% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
214th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
267th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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291st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.2%INC 44.6%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.