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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2001
Goalpokhar
Winner — 2001
HAFIZ ALAM SAIRANI
FBL· Left Front
FBL 44.2%INC 42.6%7 others 13.2%
Votes
47,999
44.2% share
Winning margin
1,704
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,73,484
Goalpokhar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,704 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAFIZ ALAM SAIRANI |  FBLLeft Front | 47,999 | 44.2% |
| 2 | DEEPA DASMUNSHI | 46,295 | 42.6% | |
| 3 | SOHARAB ALI | BJP | 5,598 | 5.2% |
| 4 | NIZAMUDDIN AHMED | 3,607 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | MD. SHAHBUDDIN ASRAF | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,849 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MONI MOHAN ROY | IND | 1,527 | 1.4% |
| 7 | EJAZ AHMED PARVAZE | IND | 677 | 0.6% |
| 8 | PURANMAL MAHESWARI | IND | 555 | 0.5% |
| 9 | ZAHID ALAM | IND | 477 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.8% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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227th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
268th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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48th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 44.2%INC 42.6%BJP 5.2%OTH 8.0%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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