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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1987
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Winner — 1987
TUHIN SAMANTA
INC· INC
INC 50.9%FBL 38.8%11 others 10.3%
Votes
39,290
50.9% share
Winning margin
9,359
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
58.8%
of 1,31,375
A clear win with a 12.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TUHIN SAMANTA | INC | 39,290 | 50.9% |
| 2 | MADHU BENERJEE |  FBL | 29,931 | 38.8% |
| 3 | BHOLANATH SINGH | 1,750 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | SOMBHU NATH RAJVER | IND | 1,555 | 2.0% |
| 5 | PATIT PABAN ROUT | IND | 1,333 | 1.7% |
| 6 | HIRA LAL JADAV | IND | 906 | 1.2% |
| 7 | JAHAR SING | IND | 459 | 0.6% |
| 8 | CHOTE LAL JOSHI (SHASTRI). | IND | 419 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SUBRATA SINHA | IND | 407 | 0.5% |
| 10 | HARI DAS GOSWAMI | IND | 362 | 0.5% |
| 11 | KARUNAMAY GHOSAL | IND | 306 | 0.4% |
| 12 | NARAYAN CHANDRA DEO GHARIA | IND | 246 | 0.3% |
| 13 | MIHIR UPADHAYA | IND | 237 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (118th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
118th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
166th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%FBL 38.8%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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