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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2011

Beldanga

Winner — 2011

SAFIUJJAMAN SEIKH
INC· AITC + INC
INC 45.3%RSP 36.0%3 others 18.6%
Votes
67,888
45.3% share
Winning margin
13,883
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
82.0%
of 1,82,630

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAFIUJJAMAN SEIKH
AITC + INC
67,88845.3%
2
MD. REFATULLAH
Left Front
54,00536.0%
3
ALOK GHOSH
BJP
17,28211.5%
4
ABUL HOSSAIN
MUL
8,6935.8%
5
MOSAH GULASHUNNAHER BANU
1,9431.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (182nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.3% · max 52.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
182nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.12
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%RSP 36.0%BJP 11.5%MUL 5.8%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Mounds known as the Devil’s Mound and Raja Karna’s Palace

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

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Nilkuthi Mound Mouza Chak, Chandpara

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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