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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1982Reserved (ST)

Tapan

Winner — 1982

KHARA SOREN
RSP· Left Front
RSP 54.0%INC 43.9%3 others 2.1%
Votes
44,826
54.0% share
Winning margin
8,447
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.2%
of 99,731

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KHARA SOREN
Left Front
44,82654.0%
2
JAPAN HASDA
INC
36,37943.9%
3
PARESH HASDA
IND
9671.2%
4
MARDI HAKAI
5400.7%
5
LAKSHMI RAM HEMBRAM
IND
2290.3%

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.

High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.1% · max 45.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
27th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
286th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 54.0%INC 43.9%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute diversified products🏺Tulai Panji Rice (Aromatic Rice)

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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