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West Bengal · PC 30 · 1969 by-election
Mindnapore
Winner — 1969 by-election
V.K.K.MENON
BAC
BAC 68.0%INC 29.3%1 others 2.7%
Votes
1,87,850
68.0% share
Winning margin
1,06,767
38.6% of votes
Total votes cast
2,76,309
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.K.K.MENON | BAC | 1,87,850 | 68.0% |
| 2 | K.D.ROY | 81,083 | 29.4% | |
| 3 | P.REAZUDDIN | IND | 7,376 | 2.7% |
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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean38.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 28.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
3rd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
34th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BAC 68.0%INC 29.4%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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