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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1969Reserved (ST)
Phansidewa
Winner — 1969
ISWAR CHANDRA TIRKEY
INC· INC
INC 53.4%CPM 28.6%4 others 18.1%
Votes
20,974
53.4% share
Winning margin
9,746
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.6%
of 69,445
Phansidewa is a safe seat — ISWAR CHANDRA TIRKEY won by 24.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISWAR CHANDRA TIRKEY | INC | 20,974 | 53.4% |
| 2 | PATRAS MINZ | Left | 11,228 | 28.6% |
| 3 | TERESA SORENG CHACKO | IND | 3,630 | 9.2% |
| 4 | KAIYA MALPAHARIA | IND | 2,079 | 5.3% |
| 5 | SUKRA SELT | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 965 | 2.5% |
| 6 | ARJUN MARDI | PBI | 423 | 1.1% |
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 (292nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 0.5% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
292nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
72nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.4%CPM 28.6%IND 9.2%IND 5.3%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
2 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.