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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 276 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Mayureshwar

Winner — 1971

PHULMALILALCHAND
CPI· Left
CPI 35.1%INC 34.6%2 others 30.2%
Votes
10,925
35.1% share
Winning margin
151
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.5%
of 66,848

Mayureshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 151 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PHULMALILALCHAND
Left
10,92535.1%
2
ADHARSAHA
Congress (R)
10,77434.6%
3
PANCHANANIET
Left
8,72328.1%
4
LET DHWAHADHARI
6812.2%

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 (258th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
258th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
30th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.1%INC 34.6%CPM 28.1%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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