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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1987

Uluberia South

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Winner — 1987

AMAR BANERJEE (CHOBI)
INC· INC
INC 37.1%FBL 31.0%8 others 31.8%
Votes
34,071
37.1% share
Winning margin
5,583
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.9%
of 1,20,865

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMAR BANERJEE (CHOBI)
INC
INC
34,07137.1%
2
RABINDRA GHOSH
FBL
28,48831.1%
3
ALI AHAMAD SHEIKH
IND
27,00029.4%
4
KAMAL DUTTA
BJP
BJP
6590.7%
5
SHEIKH ISRAFIL
IND
4060.4%
6
JAYANTA BANERJI
ICS(SCS)
3580.4%
7
ACHYUTA NANDA MONDAL
IND
2800.3%
8
NARESH CHANDRA KARAN
IND
2170.2%
9
SIDDHESWAR PATHAK
IND
1400.1%
10
CHANDRAHAS KAYAL
IND
1370.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (265th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
265th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
217th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.1%FBL 31.1%IND 29.4%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Hazar Haat Kali temple

Hazar Haat Kali temple

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