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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1957
Mahashtola
Winner — 1957
SUDHIR CHANDRA BHANDARI
CPI· Left
CPI 41.4%INC 35.0%2 others 23.6%
Votes
14,091
41.4% share
Winning margin
2,195
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.9%
of 58,775
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR CHANDRA BHANDARI | 14,091 | 41.4% | |
| 2 | NARUL HAQUE MALI | 11,896 | 35.0% | |
| 3 | PROVASH CHANDRA PAUL | IND | 4,756 | 14.0% |
| 4 | SUDHIR MOOKHOTI | IND | 3,277 | 9.6% |
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 (106th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.1% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
106th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
277th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
84th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 41.4%INC 35.0%IND 14.0%IND 9.6%
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?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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