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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 184 · 1972Reserved (SC)
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Winner — 1972
MADAN MOHAN MEDDA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.1%FBL 42.4%2 others 6.5%
Votes
18,708
51.1% share
Winning margin
3,193
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
49.0%
of 74,580
A clear win with a 8.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN MOHAN MEDDA | Congress (R) | 18,708 | 51.1% |
| 2 | ARATI BISWAS |  FBL | 15,515 | 42.4% |
| 3 | NANURAM ROY | 1,777 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | KARTIK CHANDRA MONDAL | IND | 585 | 1.6% |
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 (136th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 6.8% · max 49.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
136th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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262nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%FBL 42.4%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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