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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 234 · 1977
Manbazar
Winner — 1977
NAKUL CHANDRA MAHATA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 43.5%INC 36.4%2 others 20.1%
Votes
22,699
43.5% share
Winning margin
3,736
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.7%
of 91,952
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAKUL CHANDRA MAHATA | Left Front | 22,699 | 43.5% |
| 2 | SITARAM MAHATO | INC | 18,963 | 36.4% |
| 3 | SATYAKINKAR SEN | Janata | 6,513 | 12.5% |
| 4 | BHUBAN SINGH SARDAR | IND | 3,982 | 7.6% |
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 (77th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.2% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
77th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
145th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.5%INC 36.4%JNP 12.5%IND 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products
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