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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Mekliganj
Winner — 1971
MIHIR KUMAR RAY
FBL
FBL 43.9%INC 35.3%3 others 20.8%
Votes
19,880
43.9% share
Winning margin
3,898
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.3%
of 76,337
A clear win with a 8.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIHIR KUMAR RAY |  FBL | 19,880 | 43.9% |
| 2 | MANI BHUSHAN ROY | Congress (R) | 15,982 | 35.3% |
| 3 | KSHIR PRASAD BARMAN | Left | 3,996 | 8.8% |
| 4 | TARA PRASANNA RAY BASUNTA | 3,745 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | SUDHANGSHU KUMAR ROY SARKAR | IND | 1,687 | 3.7% |
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 (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
6th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
249th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
71st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 43.9%INC 35.3%CPM 8.8%NCO 8.3%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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