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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 244 · 1977

Taldangra

Winner — 1977

MOHINI MOHAN PANDA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 59.5%INC 21.4%2 others 19.0%
Votes
35,564
59.5% share
Winning margin
22,762
38.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.0%
of 94,821

Taldangra is a safe seat — MOHINI MOHAN PANDA won by 38.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHINI MOHAN PANDA
Left Front
35,56459.5%
2
PHANI BHUSAN SINGHABABU
INC
12,80221.4%
3
DEBADIDEB SINGH MAHAPATRA
Janata
10,63417.8%
4
DHIRENDRA NATH LAYEK
IND
7331.2%

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 (220th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
38.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.8% · max 38.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
220th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
22nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.5%INC 21.4%JNP 17.8%OTH 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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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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