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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1969
Dantan
Winner — 1969
DEBENDRA NATH DAS
BAC· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
BAC 51.8%INC 48.2%
Votes
27,848
51.8% share
Winning margin
1,974
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
76.5%
of 70,275
A closely fought contest. DEBENDRA NATH DAS won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBENDRA NATH DAS | BAC | 27,848 | 51.8% |
| 2 | PRODYOT KUMAR MAHANTI | INC | 25,874 | 48.2% |
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 (158th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.6% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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158th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
274th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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290th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BAC 51.8%INC 48.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.