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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 127 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Mahishadal
Winner — 1957
PRAFULLA CHANDRA GHOSH
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
Also elected — same seat
MAHATAB CHAND DAS
INC· 36,848 votes
PSP 22.5%INC 22.5%5 others 55.0%
Votes
36,854
22.5% share
Winning margin
1,119
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,19,990
Mahishadal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,119 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA CHANDRA GHOSH | 36,854 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | MAHATAB CHAND DAS | 36,848 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | DEBAPRASAD GARGA | 35,735 | 21.8% | |
| 4 | HRIDAY NATH DAS | 33,886 | 20.7% | |
| 5 | INDU BHUSHAN DAS | 7,214 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | GIRISH CHANDRA CHAULIA | 6,746 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | SRIPATI BOYAL | IND | 6,659 | 4.1% |
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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 71.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
70th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
56th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 22.5%INC 22.5%INC 21.8%PSP 20.7%OTH 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
6 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.