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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Dhupguri
Winner — 1996
BANAMALI ROY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 49.5%INC 30.6%7 others 19.9%
Votes
57,714
49.5% share
Winning margin
22,035
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
85.8%
of 1,35,937
Dhupguri is a safe seat — BANAMALI ROY won by 18.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANAMALI ROY | Left Front | 57,714 | 49.5% |
| 2 | NRIPENDRA NATH ROY | INC | 35,679 | 30.6% |
| 3 | BISHNU PADA ROY | BJP | 20,784 | 17.8% |
| 4 | ANANDA MOHAN ROY | IND | 1,027 | 0.9% |
| 5 | JAGADA NANDA ROY | IND | 427 | 0.4% |
| 6 | RAICHARAN SIDDHYA | IND | 364 | 0.3% |
| 7 | GOBINDA ROY | FB(S) | 270 | 0.2% |
| 8 | KHOKARAM ROY PRAMANIK | IND | 180 | 0.1% |
| 9 | HARIPADA MAJUMDAR | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
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 (41st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.9% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
41st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
261st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.5%INC 30.6%BJP 17.8%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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