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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Sagardighi
Winner — 1972
NRISINHA KUMAR MANDAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.7%RSP 36.8%1 others 6.4%
Votes
17,824
56.8% share
Winning margin
6,258
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
43.0%
of 72,980
Sagardighi is a safe seat — NRISINHA KUMAR MANDAL won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NRISINHA KUMAR MANDAL | Congress (R) | 17,824 | 56.8% |
| 2 | JOY CHAND DAS | 11,566 | 36.8% | |
| 3 | GURU PADA DAS |  MUL | 2,018 | 6.4% |
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 (79th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 1.0% · max 19.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
79th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
230th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.8%RSP 36.8%MUL 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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