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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1977Reserved (ST)
Madarihat
Winner — 1977
A. H. BESTERWITCH
RSP· Left Front
RSP 50.1%INC 28.6%3 others 21.2%
Votes
18,037
50.1% share
Winning margin
7,738
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
51.9%
of 69,252
Madarihat is a safe seat — A. H. BESTERWITCH won by 21.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. H. BESTERWITCH | Left Front | 18,037 | 50.1% |
| 2 | DHIRENDRA NARJINARY | INC | 10,299 | 28.6% |
| 3 | SAUN LAKRA | Janata | 7,114 | 19.8% |
| 4 | PABAN KUMAR ROY | IND | 398 | 1.1% |
| 5 | AJOY KUMAR BASUMATA | IND | 123 | 0.3% |
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 (250th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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250th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
239th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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53rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 50.1%INC 28.6%JNP 19.8%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
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