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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2011
Rajarhat Gopalpur
Winner — 2011
PURNENDU BASU
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 59.8%CPM 36.0%5 others 4.3%
Votes
89,829
59.8% share
Winning margin
35,725
23.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.0%
of 1,92,748
Rajarhat Gopalpur is a safe seat — PURNENDU BASU won by 23.8%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNENDU BASU |  AITCAITC + INC | 89,829 | 59.8% |
| 2 | RABINDRA NATH MANDAL | Left Front | 54,104 | 36.0% |
| 3 | MANORANJAN DAS | BJP | 3,837 | 2.5% |
| 4 | SUNIL KUMAR PAUL | IND | 785 | 0.5% |
| 5 | PURNENDU BASU(PANIHATI) | IND | 631 | 0.4% |
| 6 | JAHAR ROY | IND | 603 | 0.4% |
| 7 | ABHIJIT MAITY | IND | 538 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (272nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.7% · max 67.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
272nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
110th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 59.8%CPM 36.0%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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