Back to West Bengal 1971 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1971
Taldangra
Winner — 1971
PANDA MOHINI MOHAN
CPM· Left
CPM 45.7%INC 41.0%3 others 13.3%
Votes
23,856
45.7% share
Winning margin
2,467
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.1%
of 80,122
A closely fought contest. PANDA MOHINI MOHAN won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANDA MOHINI MOHAN | Left | 23,856 | 45.7% |
| 2 | S. CHOUDHURY PRAYOT KUMAR | Congress (R) | 21,389 | 41.0% |
| 3 | MAHATA MRITUNJOY | JKP | 2,886 | 5.5% |
| 4 | AJIT SINGHA | Left | 2,269 | 4.3% |
| 5 | DEBADI D. B. MAHAPAATRA | 1,774 | 3.4% |
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 (285th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
285th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
226th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.7%INC 41.0%JKP 5.5%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.