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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1972

Taldangra

Winner — 1972

PHANI BHUSAN SINGHA BABU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.8%CPM 40.9%1 others 4.3%
Votes
27,644
54.8% share
Winning margin
6,984
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.3%
of 82,379

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PHANI BHUSAN SINGHA BABU
Congress (R)
27,64454.8%
2
PANDA MOHINI MOHAN
Left
20,66040.9%
3
LAKSHMI KANTA SAREN
JKP
2,1604.3%

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 (285th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
285th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
226th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.8%CPM 40.9%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%

What's nearby?

15 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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