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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Khandaghosh
Winner — 1971
PURNA CHANDRA MALICK
CPM· Left
CPM 51.3%INC 39.4%4 others 9.3%
Votes
22,871
51.3% share
Winning margin
5,283
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.9%
of 72,061
A clear win with a 11.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNA CHANDRA MALICK | Left | 22,871 | 51.3% |
| 2 | MANORANJAN PRAMANIK | Congress (R) | 17,588 | 39.4% |
| 3 | MALLICK PRABIR KUMAR | 2,403 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | DHIBAR PRAMATHANATH | 753 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | BIMALA KANTA MALICK | BAC | 688 | 1.5% |
| 6 | GOBARDHAN PAKRAY | Grand Alliance | 319 | 0.7% |
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 (149th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 2.2% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
149th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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82nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.3%INC 39.4%RSP 5.4%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.