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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1991
Farakka
Winner — 1991
ABUL HASNAT KHAN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 38.6%INC 32.4%6 others 29.0%
Votes
36,934
38.6% share
Winning margin
5,880
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.5%
of 1,23,552
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABUL HASNAT KHAN | Left Front | 36,934 | 38.6% |
| 2 | MAINUL HAQUE | INC | 31,054 | 32.4% |
| 3 | SASTI CHARAN GHOSH | BJP | 22,771 | 23.8% |
| 4 | ZERAT ALI | IND | 2,374 | 2.5% |
| 5 | YASIN ALI | IND | 796 | 0.8% |
| 6 | KHAIRUL | JP | 749 | 0.8% |
| 7 | AZIZUR RAHMAN |  MUL | 612 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SATRUGHAN RABIDAS | 497 | 0.5% |
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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.2% · max 43.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
82nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
67th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 38.6%INC 32.4%BJP 23.8%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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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.