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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1969
Taldangra
Winner — 1969
MOHINI MOHAN PANDA
CPM· United Front (1969, West Bengal)
CPM 47.7%INC 42.0%4 others 10.3%
Votes
23,414
47.7% share
Winning margin
2,763
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.4%
of 76,303
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHINI MOHAN PANDA | Left | 23,414 | 47.7% |
| 2 | PURABI MUKHOPADHAYAYA | INC | 20,651 | 42.0% |
| 3 | SAREN BABULAL | IND | 2,183 | 4.4% |
| 4 | JAGDISH JHA | IND | 1,647 | 3.4% |
| 5 | SANTOSH SARKAR | 829 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | DAS GOBINDA GOSWAMI | 408 | 0.8% |
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.
Low turnout (285th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
285th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
226th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.7%INC 42.0%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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