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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1972 by-elections
Malda
Winner — 1972 by-elections
S.S.RAY
INC 96.4%IND 3.6%
Votes
39,003
96.4% share
Winning margin
37,544
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Malda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 37,544 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.S.RAY | 39,003 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | T.PRASAD | IND | 1,459 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (32nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.5% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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32nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
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238th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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132nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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