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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1962
Manteswar
Winner — 1962
SYED ABUL MANSUR HABIBULLAH
CPI· Left
CPI 50.6%INC 49.4%
Votes
20,033
50.6% share
Winning margin
472
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
53.9%
of 73,526
Manteswar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 472 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED ABUL MANSUR HABIBULLAH | Left | 20,033 | 50.6% |
| 2 | NARAYAN CHANDRA CHAUDHURI | INC | 19,561 | 49.4% |
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.
Average turnout (193rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
193rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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58th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.6%INC 49.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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