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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2006

Hariharpara

Winner — 2006

INSAR ALI BISWAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.1%INC 45.1%5 others 9.8%
Votes
68,862
45.1% share
Winning margin
97
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
87.2%
of 1,74,861

Hariharpara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 97 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
INSAR ALI BISWAS
Left Front
68,86245.1%
2
NIAMOT SHEIKH
INC
68,76545.1%
3
KAMRUJJAMAN (BAKUL) KHANDEKAR
IND
8,0085.3%
4
TAYEDUL ISLAM
IND
2,9301.9%
5
NAZIMUDDIN MONDAL
AITC
1,8721.2%
6
KASHINATH DUTTA
1,3680.9%
7
JITENDRA NATH MONDAL
IND
7470.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.1% · max 46.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
10th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
248th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.1%INC 45.1%IND 5.3%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
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?

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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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