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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1971

Manbazar

Winner — 1971

SITARAM MAHATO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.2%LSS 32.1%4 others 20.8%
Votes
19,269
47.2% share
Winning margin
6,179
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.2%
of 83,006

Manbazar is a safe seat — SITARAM MAHATO won by 15.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITARAM MAHATO
Congress (R)
19,26947.2%
2
GIRISH MAHATO
LSS
13,09032.1%
3
BRAJENDRA NARAYAN SINGH
BAC
2,7456.7%
4
MAHATO HARALAL
Grand Alliance
2,3345.7%
5
ANIRUDH MAHATO
IND
1,9104.7%
6
SATYA KINKAR SEN
1,4883.6%

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 (173rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.6% · min 3.7% · max 59.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
173rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
33rd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.2%LSS 32.1%BAC 6.7%BJS 5.7%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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