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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Gaighata
Winner — 2011
MANJUL KRISHNA THAKUR
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 55.6%CPI 40.1%4 others 4.3%
Votes
91,487
55.6% share
Winning margin
25,447
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
88.4%
of 1,86,186
Gaighata is a safe seat — MANJUL KRISHNA THAKUR won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANJUL KRISHNA THAKUR |  AITCAITC + INC | 91,487 | 55.6% |
| 2 | MANOJ KANTI BISWAS | Left Front | 66,040 | 40.1% |
| 3 | SUKHA RANJAN BEPARI | BJP | 3,440 | 2.1% |
| 4 | MAHENDRA GAIN | 1,436 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | SUMAN LAHA | IND | 1,249 | 0.8% |
| 6 | TIKENDRAJIT BHARATI | IND | 946 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (174th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.4% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
174th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
251st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
258th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.6%CPI 40.1%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.