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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 207 · 1987
Narghat
Winner — 1987
BANKIM BEHARI MAITY
IND
IND 54.2%INC 44.0%3 others 1.8%
Votes
50,241
54.3% share
Winning margin
9,503
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.8%
of 1,14,566
A clear win with a 10.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANKIM BEHARI MAITY | IND | 50,241 | 54.3% |
| 2 | SUVENDU BEJ | INC | 40,738 | 44.0% |
| 3 | AHINDRA MISRA | IND | 829 | 0.9% |
| 4 | BHOLA NATH DINDA | BJP | 758 | 0.8% |
| 5 | HIMANGSU SEKHOR MAITY | IND | 46 | 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 (139th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.9% · max 34.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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139th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
254th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 54.3%INC 44.0%OTH 1.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.