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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1962
Kharba
Winner — 1962
GOLAM YAZDANI
IND
IND 56.9%INC 37.3%1 others 5.8%
Votes
23,664
56.9% share
Winning margin
8,131
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.0%
of 68,177
Kharba is a safe seat — GOLAM YAZDANI won by 19.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLAM YAZDANI | IND | 23,664 | 56.9% |
| 2 | TAFAZZAL HOSSAIN | INC | 15,533 | 37.3% |
| 3 | SANTOSH KUMAR GOSWAMI | IND | 2,416 | 5.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.4% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
46th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
280th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
39th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 56.9%INC 37.3%IND 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
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