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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2001

Naoda

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Winner — 2001

ABU TAHER KHAN
IND
IND 44.4%RSP 41.8%6 others 13.8%
Votes
57,613
44.4% share
Winning margin
3,370
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.9%
of 1,75,604

A closely fought contest. ABU TAHER KHAN won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABU TAHER KHAN
IND
57,61344.4%
2
JAYANTA KUMAR BISWAS
RSP
Left Front
54,24341.8%
3
ALHAZ NASIRUDDIN KHAN
AITC
6,3754.9%
4
SATENDRA NATH DEY
BJP
BJP
6,2274.8%
5
KASHINATH DUTTA
RPI
1,7521.4%
6
JANNAT
IND
1,6091.2%
7
SAHABUDDIN MONDAL
PDS
1,0180.8%
8
GOUTAM KUNDU
IND
9170.7%

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

High turnout (24th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.1% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
24th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.70
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
216th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 44.4%RSP 41.8%OTH 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
🛕

Shikal Kali temple

🛕TempleWikidata
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