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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1996
Uluberia South
Winner — 1996
GHOSE RABINDRA
FBL
FBL 48.8%INC 40.9%7 others 10.3%
Votes
57,913
48.8% share
Winning margin
9,360
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
76.0%
of 1,56,051
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHOSE RABINDRA |  FBL | 57,913 | 48.8% |
| 2 | PULAK ROY | INC | 48,553 | 40.9% |
| 3 | TAPAN KUMAR ROY | BJP | 8,109 | 6.8% |
| 4 | SK. JOYNAL ABEDIN | IND | 1,737 | 1.5% |
| 5 | NIRMAL DAS | 1,356 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | SK. JULFIKAR ALI | IND | 405 | 0.3% |
| 7 | RAGHUNATH KAYAL | IND | 270 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ABDUL KHALIQ KHAN | AMB | 220 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ANJAN MAJUMDER | IND | 73 | 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.
Low turnout (265th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
265th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
217th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 48.8%INC 40.9%BJP 6.8%OTH 3.4%
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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