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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 206 · 2009 by-elections
Nandigram
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Phiroja Bibi
IATC
IATC 60.6%CPI 34.9%4 others 4.5%
Votes
93,022
60.6% share
Winning margin
39,549
25.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Nandigram is a safe seat — Phiroja Bibi won by 25.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phiroja Bibi | IATC | 93,022 | 60.6% |
| 2 | P. Bharti | 53,473 | 34.9% | |
| 3 | Bijan Km. Das | 4,079 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | Badsha Alam | PDCI | 1,311 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Golehar Bibi | IND | 863 | 0.6% |
| 6 | A.S.Giri | IND | 652 | 0.4% |
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 (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.1% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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202nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
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266th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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271st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
13 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IATC 60.6%CPI 34.9%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
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Known forDISTRICT
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