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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Tufanganj
Winner — 1977
MANINDRA NATH BARMA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 59.1%JNP 23.5%1 others 17.4%
Votes
28,572
59.1% share
Winning margin
17,211
35.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.0%
of 75,527
Tufanganj is a safe seat — MANINDRA NATH BARMA won by 35.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANINDRA NATH BARMA | Left Front | 28,572 | 59.1% |
| 2 | SURENDRA NARAYAN ROY KUNGAR | Janata | 11,361 | 23.5% |
| 3 | MAHESH CHANDRA BARMA | INC | 8,418 | 17.4% |
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.
High turnout (13th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 3.8% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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13th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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194th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.1%JNP 23.5%INC 17.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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