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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 151 · 2011
Sonarpur Uttar
Winner — 2011
FIRDOUSI BEGUM
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 55.4%CPM 39.4%6 others 5.2%
Votes
89,841
55.4% share
Winning margin
26,024
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.1%
of 1,97,582
Sonarpur Uttar is a safe seat — FIRDOUSI BEGUM won by 16.1%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRDOUSI BEGUM |  AITCAITC + INC | 89,841 | 55.4% |
| 2 | SHYAMAL NASKAR | Left Front | 63,817 | 39.4% |
| 3 | DEBASISH PURKAIT | BJP | 3,618 | 2.2% |
| 4 | RANJAN KUMAR HALDAR | 1,290 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | SHYAMAL NASKAR | IND | 1,276 | 0.8% |
| 6 | FAKIR MOHAMMAD LASKAR | IND | 1,141 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MANOJ KUMAR DUTTA | IND | 747 | 0.5% |
| 8 | BHUSAN MONDAL | IND | 425 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.9% · max 26.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
147th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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188th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.4%CPM 39.4%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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