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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Nayagram
Winner — 1996
SUBHAS CHANDRA SAREN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 57.9%INC 18.0%4 others 24.1%
Votes
57,954
57.9% share
Winning margin
39,967
39.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.2%
of 1,21,765
Nayagram is a safe seat — SUBHAS CHANDRA SAREN won by 39.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBHAS CHANDRA SAREN | Left Front | 57,954 | 57.9% |
| 2 | MADHU SUDAN SAREN | INC | 17,987 | 18.0% |
| 3 | JHARESWAR HANSDA | JKP(N) | 13,554 | 13.5% |
| 4 | PREMCHAND TUDU | BJP | 5,176 | 5.2% |
| 5 | RUPAI HEMBRAM | 4,432 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | KAMAL SAREN | HJKP | 983 | 1.0% |
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 (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
166th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
245th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.9%INC 18.0%JKP(N) 13.5%BJP 5.2%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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