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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1991

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Winner — 1991

MD. RAMJAN ALI
FBL
FBL 40.9%INC 31.8%3 others 27.3%
Votes
39,064
40.9% share
Winning margin
8,645
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.4%
of 1,63,578

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. RAMJAN ALI
FBL
39,06440.9%
2
NIZAMUDDIN AHAMED
INC
INC
30,41931.9%
3
BENOY KUMAR DAS
BJP
BJP
23,74324.9%
4
NIRMAL SARKAR
IND
1,9832.1%
5
DHAWLA CHANDRA SINGHA
IND
3120.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.8% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
227th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
268th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
48th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 40.9%INC 31.9%BJP 24.9%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute diversified products🏺Tulai Panji Rice (Aromatic Rice)

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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