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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1991Reserved (ST)

Habibpur

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Winner — 1991

SARKAR MURMU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 44.3%INC 30.3%4 others 25.4%
Votes
42,781
44.3% share
Winning margin
13,571
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.1%
of 1,28,529

A clear win with a 14.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARKAR MURMU
CPM
Left Front
42,78144.3%
2
GOPINATH MURMU
INC
INC
29,21030.3%
3
JETHA HEMROM
BJP
BJP
22,61223.4%
4
SRINATH MURMU
BSP
1,1211.2%
5
SHIBANANDA SOREN
IND
4860.5%
6
HOPNA BASRA
IND
2870.3%

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 (104th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 36.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
104th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
245th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
85th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.3%INC 30.3%BJP 23.4%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Chakbhabani Kalibari

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