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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 199 · 1962

Manbazar

Winner — 1962

GIRISH MAHATO
LSS
LSS 46.3%IND 20.9%2 others 32.7%
Votes
10,635
46.3% share
Winning margin
5,833
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
18.3%
of 1,25,560

Manbazar is a safe seat — GIRISH MAHATO won by 25.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GIRISH MAHATO
LSS
10,63546.3%
2
PRAHLAD CHANDRA CHAKRAVARTY
IND
4,80220.9%
3
SATYAKINKAR MAHATO
INC
4,43319.3%
4
NAKUL CHANDRA MAHATO
Left
3,08213.4%

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 (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
203rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LSS 46.3%IND 20.9%INC 19.3%CPI 13.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%

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.

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