Back to West Bengal 1971 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Sandeshkhali
Winner — 1971
SARAT SARDER
CPM· Left
CPM 40.7%INC 40.6%3 others 18.7%
Votes
20,053
40.7% share
Winning margin
47
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.7%
of 73,851
Sandeshkhali was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 47 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARAT SARDER | Left | 20,053 | 40.7% |
| 2 | DEBENDRA NATH SINHA | Congress (R) | 20,006 | 40.6% |
| 3 | GOPAL CHANDRA MONDAL | Left | 4,814 | 9.8% |
| 4 | DHIREN SARDER | 3,158 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | SUDHIR KRISHNA MAHATO | IND | 1,258 | 2.5% |
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 (169th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.1% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
169th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
88th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 40.7%INC 40.6%CPI 9.8%RSP 6.4%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.