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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1951
Mekliganj
Winner — 1951
SATYENDRA PRASANNA CHATTERJEE
INC 45.7%IND 42.3%1 others 12.0%
Votes
7,748
45.7% share
Winning margin
573
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
32.4%
of 52,403
A closely fought contest. SATYENDRA PRASANNA CHATTERJEE won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYENDRA PRASANNA CHATTERJEE | 7,748 | 45.7% | |
| 2 | MUKUNDA MOHAN SARKAR | IND | 7,175 | 42.3% |
| 3 | AMAL KUMAR SEN | IND | 2,036 | 12.0% |
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.
Low turnout (244th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.8% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
244th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
255th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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91st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.7%IND 42.3%IND 12.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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