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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 26 · 19572 seats · 1 ST
Malda
Winner — 1957
MATLA MURMU
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
NIKUNJA BEHARI GUPTA
INC· 20,924 votes
INC 30.2%INC 26.9%2 others 42.9%
Votes
23,451
30.2% share
Winning margin
5,218
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
31.4%
of 1,23,662
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATLA MURMU | 23,451 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | NIKUNJA BEHARI GUPTA | 20,924 | 26.9% | |
| 3 | NIMAI CHAND MURMU | 18,233 | 23.5% | |
| 4 | DHARAIDHAR SARKAR | 15,092 | 19.4% |
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 (239th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
239th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
288th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
175th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.2%INC 26.9%CPI 23.5%CPI 19.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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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.