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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Mathabhanga
Winner — 1971
BIRENDRA NATH ROY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 45.1%CPM 38.9%4 others 16.1%
Votes
21,302
45.1% share
Winning margin
2,916
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.8%
of 77,765
A clear win with a 6.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA NATH ROY | Congress (R) | 21,302 | 45.1% |
| 2 | DINESH CHANDRA DAKUA | Left | 18,386 | 38.9% |
| 3 | MUKUNDA NATH BARMAN |  FBL | 2,540 | 5.4% |
| 4 | KUMAR NIDHI NARAYAN | 2,198 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | ASHOK KUMAR ROYBASUNIA | IND | 1,443 | 3.0% |
| 6 | ABINASH SINGHA | BAC | 1,410 | 3.0% |
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 (12th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
12th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
278th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
280th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%CPM 38.9%FBL 5.4%OTH 10.7%
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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