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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1971
Tehatta
Winner — 1971
MADHABENDU MOHANTA
CPM· Left
CPM 46.5%INC 21.4%4 others 32.1%
Votes
20,383
46.5% share
Winning margin
10,993
25.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.1%
of 74,209
Tehatta is a safe seat — MADHABENDU MOHANTA won by 25.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADHABENDU MOHANTA | Left | 20,383 | 46.5% |
| 2 | KHAN SURAT ALI | Congress (R) | 9,390 | 21.4% |
| 3 | KAZI MD. MOWLA BOKSH | IND | 8,188 | 18.7% |
| 4 | AJIT MOHAN MALLIK | BAC | 2,397 | 5.5% |
| 5 | BISWANATH AGARWADA | 2,312 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | SIRANTA KUMAR KHAN | IND | 1,172 | 2.7% |
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.
Low turnout (246th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.9% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
246th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
99th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.5%INC 21.4%IND 18.7%BAC 5.5%NCO 5.3%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.