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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1991
Vidyasagar
Winner — 1991
LAKSHMI KANTA DEY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.0%INC 41.2%3 others 8.8%
Votes
36,437
50.0% share
Winning margin
6,418
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.4%
of 1,13,275
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMI KANTA DEY | Left Front | 36,437 | 50.0% |
| 2 | TAPAS ROY | INC | 30,019 | 41.2% |
| 3 | SANTI NATH GHOSH | BJP | 6,153 | 8.4% |
| 4 | UTTAM GHOSH | IND | 209 | 0.3% |
| 5 | TUSAR BHOWMIK | IND | 84 | 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 (94th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 2.1% · max 60.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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94th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
293rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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78th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.0%INC 41.2%BJP 8.4%OTH 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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