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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 210 · 1972
Midnapur
Winner — 1972
BISWANATH MUKHERJEE
CPI· Left
CPI 77.0%CPM 19.0%2 others 4.1%
Votes
32,009
77.0% share
Winning margin
24,127
58.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.6%
of 82,181
Midnapur is a safe seat — BISWANATH MUKHERJEE won by 58.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWANATH MUKHERJEE | Left | 32,009 | 77.0% |
| 2 | ANIMA GHOSH ROY | Left | 7,882 | 19.0% |
| 3 | GURUDAS MANDI | JKP | 1,076 | 2.6% |
| 4 | S. K. MAHINUDDIN | IAL | 610 | 1.5% |
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 (115th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe58.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.4% · max 58.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
115th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
271st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
283rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 77.0%CPM 19.0%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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