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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1996Reserved (ST)

Habibpur

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Winner — 1996

JADU HEMBRAM
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.0%INC 32.5%4 others 19.5%
Votes
55,288
48.0% share
Winning margin
17,893
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.4%
of 1,38,076

Habibpur is a safe seat — JADU HEMBRAM won by 15.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JADU HEMBRAM
CPM
Left Front
55,28848.0%
2
LUCAS HEMBRAM
INC
INC
37,39532.5%
3
JETHA HEMBRAM
BJP
BJP
20,53217.8%
4
HOPNA MARDI
IND
1,1441.0%
5
RAPHAEL TUDU
IND
4860.4%
6
SHIBANANDA SOREN
IND
3500.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 36.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
104th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
245th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
85th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.0%INC 32.5%BJP 17.8%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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