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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1962
Malda
Winner — 1962
DHARANIDHAR SARKAR
CPI· Left
CPI 52.4%INC 29.8%3 others 17.8%
Votes
17,615
52.4% share
Winning margin
7,621
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.8%
of 76,783
Malda is a safe seat — DHARANIDHAR SARKAR won by 22.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARANIDHAR SARKAR | Left | 17,615 | 52.4% |
| 2 | NIKUNJA BEHARI GUPTA | INC | 9,994 | 29.8% |
| 3 | SHAIK BAFATULLA MUKHTIAR | IND | 4,533 | 13.5% |
| 4 | MONISHI KUMAR MITRA | 941 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | SAJANI SARKAR | IND | 509 | 1.5% |
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.
High turnout (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 1.0% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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18th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
289th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.4%INC 29.8%IND 13.5%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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