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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 281 · 2011
Asansol Uttar
Winner — 2011
GHATAK MOLOY
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 62.1%CPM 31.2%2 others 6.7%
Votes
96,011
62.1% share
Winning margin
47,793
30.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.8%
of 2,01,174
Asansol Uttar is a safe seat — GHATAK MOLOY won by 30.9%.
Seat history
2 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHATAK MOLOY |  AITCAITC + INC | 96,011 | 62.1% |
| 2 | RANU ROYCHOWDHURY | Left Front | 48,218 | 31.2% |
| 3 | MADAN MOHAN CHOUBEY | BJP | 6,750 | 4.4% |
| 4 | BIJOY PRASAD SINGH | 3,536 | 2.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (275th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.2% · min 5.5% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
275th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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23rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 62.1%CPM 31.2%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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