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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Uluberia North
Winner — 1996
RAMJANAM MAJHI
INC· INC
INC 48.8%CPM 42.8%3 others 8.3%
Votes
61,560
48.8% share
Winning margin
7,559
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.4%
of 1,62,908
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMJANAM MAJHI | INC | 61,560 | 48.8% |
| 2 | ASTA DAS | Left Front | 54,001 | 42.8% |
| 3 | PRADYOT KARAN | BJP | 9,430 | 7.5% |
| 4 | APURBA LAL MAJUMDER | AIIC(T) | 865 | 0.7% |
| 5 | MADAN MOHAN DOLUI | IND | 214 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (277th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.3% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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277th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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183rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%CPM 42.8%BJP 7.5%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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