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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Tapan
Winner — 1996
KHARA SOREN
RSP· Left Front
RSP 53.9%INC 32.9%5 others 13.2%
Votes
65,142
53.9% share
Winning margin
25,397
21.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.8%
of 1,40,834
Tapan is a safe seat — KHARA SOREN won by 21.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHARA SOREN | Left Front | 65,142 | 53.9% |
| 2 | LAKSHMI RAM HEMBRAM | INC | 39,745 | 32.9% |
| 3 | PANCHALI ORAON | BJP | 12,594 | 10.4% |
| 4 | SOM NATH HANSDA | IND | 1,591 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SUKUMAR EKKA | IND | 812 | 0.7% |
| 6 | NALIN MURMU | IND | 565 | 0.5% |
| 7 | BAHARMANI HEMBRAM | IND | 378 | 0.3% |
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 (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.1% · max 45.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
27th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
286th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 53.9%INC 32.9%BJP 10.4%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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