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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1991

Harishchandrapur

Winner — 1991

BIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRA
FBL
FBL 45.3%INC 33.9%3 others 20.8%
Votes
46,273
45.3% share
Winning margin
11,720
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.6%
of 1,34,996

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIRENDRA KUMAR MOITRA
FBL
46,27345.3%
2
ABDUL WAHED
INC
34,55333.9%
3
SITAL CHAKRABORTY
BJP
13,67213.4%
4
ELIAS RAZI
WPI
6,2896.2%
5
ARABINDA SINGHA
IND
1,2891.3%

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.

High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.0% · max 23.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
25th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
250th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 45.3%INC 33.9%BJP 13.4%WPI 6.2%OTH 1.3%

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
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