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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1990 by-elections

Ramnagar

Winner — 1990 by-elections

M.ROY
CPM 60.2%INC 39.3%1 others 0.5%
Votes
63,420
60.2% share
Winning margin
22,053
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3

Ramnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 22,053 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.ROY
63,4200.0%
2
G.PANI
41,3670.0%
3
R.K.DAS
AMB
5130.0%

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
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.0% · max 26.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
156th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
260th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
284th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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