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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1987Reserved (ST)

Nayagram

Winner — 1987

ANANTA SAREN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 56.4%INC 31.8%2 others 11.7%
Votes
42,706
56.4% share
Winning margin
18,608
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.7%
of 1,05,601

Nayagram is a safe seat — ANANTA SAREN won by 24.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANANTA SAREN
Left Front
42,70656.4%
2
DASHARATHI SAREN
INC
24,09831.8%
3
BHIMCHARAN KISKU
IND
6,2318.2%
4
MANGAL HANSDA
IND
2,6523.5%

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 (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.2% · max 41.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
166th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
245th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.4%INC 31.8%IND 8.2%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%

What's nearby?

22 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products

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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