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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 6 · 19572 seats · 1 ST
Mal
Winner — 1957
BUDHU BHAGAT
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
MANGRU BHAGAT
CPI· 22,177 votes
INC 22.9%CPI 21.7%5 others 55.4%
Votes
23,424
22.9% share
Winning margin
1,696
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.3%
of 1,01,628
Mal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,696 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDHU BHAGAT | 23,424 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | MANGRU BHAGAT | 22,177 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | GHANASHYAM MISRA | 21,728 | 21.3% | |
| 4 | SASADHAR KAR | 20,215 | 19.8% | |
| 5 | BIRENDRA NATH KATHAM | IND | 8,482 | 8.3% |
| 6 | JOYNAM MUNDA | IND | 3,505 | 3.4% |
| 7 | CHANDRA SEKHAR CHOWDHURI | IND | 2,654 | 2.6% |
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.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.9% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
15th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
236th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
246th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.9%CPI 21.7%PSP 21.3%INC 19.8%IND 8.3%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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