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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 174 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Sutahata

Winner — 1962

MAHATAB CHAND DAS
INC· INC
INC 56.5%PSP 31.8%1 others 11.7%
Votes
21,549
56.5% share
Winning margin
9,444
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.1%
of 63,448

Sutahata is a safe seat — MAHATAB CHAND DAS won by 24.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHATAB CHAND DAS
INC
21,54956.5%
2
HRIDAY NATH DAS
Praja Socialist Party
12,10531.8%
3
RANAJIT KUMAR DAS
FB
4,46911.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.7% · max 56.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
75th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
122nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.5%PSP 31.8%FB 11.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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