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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Ranaghat East
Winner — 2006
DEBENDRA NATH BISWAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.3%AITC 45.2%6 others 4.5%
Votes
98,559
50.3% share
Winning margin
10,113
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
88.8%
of 2,20,475
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBENDRA NATH BISWAS | Left Front | 98,559 | 50.3% |
| 2 | NILIMA NAG (MALLICK) |  AITC | 88,446 | 45.2% |
| 3 | SUSHIL KUMAR RAY | INC | 2,655 | 1.4% |
| 4 | MANMATHA BISWAS | 2,534 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | JAGADISH MANDAL | IND | 2,138 | 1.1% |
| 6 | KUMARESH ROY | IND | 761 | 0.4% |
| 7 | KAMAL MALLICK | IND | 370 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ATUL CHANDRA MONDAL | IND | 364 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 32.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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152nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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73rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.3%AITC 45.2%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.