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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 198 · 1972
Contai North
Winner — 1972
KAMAKHYANANDAN DAS MOHAPATR
CPI· Left
CPI 50.8%CPM 25.2%2 others 23.9%
Votes
24,922
50.8% share
Winning margin
12,546
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.3%
of 81,327
Contai North is a safe seat — KAMAKHYANANDAN DAS MOHAPATR won by 25.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAKHYANANDAN DAS MOHAPATR | Left | 24,922 | 50.8% |
| 2 | ANURUP PANDA | Left | 12,376 | 25.2% |
| 3 | RAS BEHARI PAL | 7,275 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | ANIL MANNA | 4,454 | 9.1% |
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 (143rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.0% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
143rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
171st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.8%CPM 25.2%NCO 14.8%SOP 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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