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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1987
Ramnagar
Winner — 1987
SUDHIR KUMAR GIRI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 57.8%INC 39.9%2 others 2.3%
Votes
51,827
57.8% share
Winning margin
16,029
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.5%
of 1,18,758
Ramnagar is a safe seat — SUDHIR KUMAR GIRI won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR KUMAR GIRI | Left Front | 51,827 | 57.8% |
| 2 | DUTTA HEMANTA | INC | 35,798 | 39.9% |
| 3 | DASMAHAPATRA BALAI LAL | 1,662 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | SWADESH DE | IND | 398 | 0.4% |
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 (156th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.0% · max 26.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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156th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
260th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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284th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.8%INC 39.9%OTH 2.3%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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