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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Mainaguri
Winner — 1972
BIJOY KRISHNA MOHANTA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.5%RSP 23.8%1 others 19.7%
Votes
19,716
56.5% share
Winning margin
11,398
32.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
46.0%
of 75,796
Mainaguri is a safe seat — BIJOY KRISHNA MOHANTA won by 32.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY KRISHNA MOHANTA | Congress (R) | 19,716 | 56.5% |
| 2 | JATINDRA NATH BASUNIA | 8,318 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | PANCHANAN MALLICK | IND | 6,862 | 19.7% |
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 (9th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
9th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
273rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
102nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.5%RSP 23.8%IND 19.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
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