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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 143 · 1957
Taltola
Winner — 1957
DHIRENDRA NATH DHAR
CPI· Left
CPI 52.2%INC 46.6%1 others 1.2%
Votes
14,093
52.2% share
Winning margin
1,507
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
49.4%
of 54,673
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHIRENDRA NATH DHAR | 14,093 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | NARESH NATH MUKHERJEE | 12,586 | 46.6% | |
| 3 | SARDAR MOHAMMED H. ANSARI | IND | 323 | 1.2% |
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 (105th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
105th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
208th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.2%INC 46.6%OTH 1.2%
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?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.