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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Mathurapur
Winner — 1972
BIRENDRA NATH HALDER
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.9%SUC 41.2%2 others 2.0%
Votes
32,562
56.9% share
Winning margin
8,998
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.7%
of 88,579
Mathurapur is a safe seat — BIRENDRA NATH HALDER won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA NATH HALDER | Congress (R) | 32,562 | 56.9% |
| 2 | RENU PADA HALDER | SUC | 23,564 | 41.1% |
| 3 | MAKHAN CHANDRA BAIDYA | IND | 1,041 | 1.8% |
| 4 | KALI PADA BHUNIYA | IND | 95 | 0.2% |
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 (247th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.7% · max 48.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
247th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
135th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.9%SUC 41.1%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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