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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Khanakul

Winner — 1971

MADAN SAHA
CPM· Left
CPM 41.8%INC 33.0%3 others 25.3%
Votes
19,153
41.8% share
Winning margin
4,036
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.2%
of 76,158

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADAN SAHA
Left
19,15341.8%
2
BASUDEV HAZRA
Congress (R)
15,11733.0%
3
TINKORI BAR
BAC
6,21613.6%
4
KRISHNA PADA PANDIT
3,6768.0%
5
BISTU PADA ROY
FBL
1,6943.7%

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.

Average turnout (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.3% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
191st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
256th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 41.8%INC 33.0%BAC 13.6%NCO 8.0%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

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