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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 281 · 1977
Mangalkot
Winner — 1977
NIKHILANANDA SAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 60.8%JNP 28.8%2 others 10.4%
Votes
29,638
60.8% share
Winning margin
15,601
32.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.7%
of 81,622
Mangalkot is a safe seat — NIKHILANANDA SAR won by 32.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIKHILANANDA SAR | Left Front | 29,638 | 60.8% |
| 2 | MADAN CHOWDHURY | Janata | 14,037 | 28.8% |
| 3 | SADANANDA CHATTARAJ | INC | 4,147 | 8.5% |
| 4 | MALLICK MOZAMMEL HAQUE |  MUL | 897 | 1.8% |
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 (275th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.2% · min 5.5% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
275th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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23rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 60.8%JNP 28.8%INC 8.5%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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