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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1962

Nandigram North

Winner — 1962

SUBODH CHANDRA MAITI
INC· INC
INC 55.4%IND 37.3%1 others 7.3%
Votes
27,185
55.4% share
Winning margin
8,881
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.9%
of 70,176

Nandigram North is a safe seat — SUBODH CHANDRA MAITI won by 18.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBODH CHANDRA MAITI
INC
27,18555.4%
2
PRASANTA KUMAR GAYEN
IND
18,30437.3%
3
HARENDRA PRADHAN
Praja Socialist Party
3,5637.3%

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 (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 3.2% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
88th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
203rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.4%IND 37.3%PSP 7.3%

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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