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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 277 · 2001
Nadanghat
Winner — 2001
RATAN DAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 43.7%AITC 42.3%4 others 14.0%
Votes
69,817
43.7% share
Winning margin
2,198
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.0%
of 1,85,768
Nadanghat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,198 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATAN DAS | Left Front | 69,817 | 43.7% |
| 2 | SWAPAN DEBNATH |  AITC | 67,619 | 42.3% |
| 3 | SUKHAMAY NATH | BJP | 13,629 | 8.5% |
| 4 | SAIFUDDIN CHOUDHURY | PDS | 4,964 | 3.1% |
| 5 | SREEKANTA RANA | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,332 | 1.5% |
| 6 | BIRJEN CHALL | IND | 1,428 | 0.9% |
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 (252nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.4% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
252nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.7%AITC 42.3%BJP 8.5%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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