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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 279 · 2001

Purbasthali

Winner — 2001

SUBRATA BHOWAL
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.5%AITC 36.4%3 others 16.1%
Votes
63,026
47.5% share
Winning margin
14,745
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.7%
of 1,66,333

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBRATA BHOWAL
Left Front
63,02647.5%
2
ANSAR MONDAL
AITC
48,28136.4%
3
BIPUL DAS
BJP
15,36411.6%
4
NIMAI CHANDRA GHOSH
PDS
3,1862.4%
5
ASIM KUMAR ROY
CPI(ML)(L)
2,7852.1%

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 (215th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
215th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
77th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%AITC 36.4%BJP 11.6%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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