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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Hanskhali
Winner — 1991
NAYAN SARKAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.1%INC 42.7%3 others 10.2%
Votes
60,223
47.1% share
Winning margin
5,726
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
82.2%
of 1,55,352
A closely fought contest. NAYAN SARKAR won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAYAN SARKAR | Left Front | 60,223 | 47.1% |
| 2 | SHASHANKA SHEKHOR BISWAS | INC | 54,497 | 42.7% |
| 3 | BISWAS SUPRAVAT | BJP | 10,943 | 8.6% |
| 4 | SADANANDA ROY | 1,309 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | SOCHIN HALDAR | IND | 759 | 0.6% |
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 (213th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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213th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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74th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.1%INC 42.7%BJP 8.6%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.