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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2001Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 2001
SOMRA LAKRA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.5%INC 39.1%1 others 9.4%
Votes
53,683
51.5% share
Winning margin
12,872
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.0%
of 1,42,755
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMRA LAKRA | Left Front | 53,683 | 51.5% |
| 2 | SHYAM BHAGAT | 40,811 | 39.1% | |
| 3 | KAPIL KUMAR TAMBA | BJP | 9,752 | 9.3% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.0% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
7th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
212th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.5%INC 39.1%BJP 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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