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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1969
Maheshtola
Winner — 1969
SUDHIR CHANDRA BHANDARI
CPM· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
CPM 47.2%INC 30.3%1 others 22.5%
Votes
28,367
47.2% share
Winning margin
10,153
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.7%
of 79,426
Maheshtola is a safe seat — SUDHIR CHANDRA BHANDARI won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR CHANDRA BHANDARI | Left | 28,367 | 47.2% |
| 2 | BHUPENDRA NATH BIJALI | INC | 18,214 | 30.3% |
| 3 | SK. MONSUR | PML | 13,542 | 22.5% |
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.
Low turnout (257th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.5% · max 47.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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257th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
270th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
92nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.2%INC 30.3%PML 22.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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