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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1981 by-elections
Midnapore
Winner — 1981 by-elections
K.C.GHOSH
CPI 54.7%INC(I) 34.5%16 others 10.8%
Votes
40,000
54.7% share
Winning margin
14,724
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
18
Midnapore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 14,724 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.C.GHOSH | 40,000 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | S.S.BARI |  INC(I) | 25,276 | 0.0% |
| 3 | P.CHANDRA | JKD | 1,643 | 0.0% |
| 4 | B.JANA | SUC | 880 | 0.0% |
| 5 | R.KAR | 866 | 0.0% | |
| 6 | N.K.SINGH | IND | 725 | 0.0% |
| 7 | K.GIR | IND | 716 | 0.0% |
| 8 | P.SINGH | IND | 672 | 0.0% |
| 9 | S.SINGH | IND | 504 | 0.0% |
| 10 | S.SINGH | IND | 289 | 0.0% |
| 11 | V.KUMAR | IND | 268 | 0.0% |
| 12 | K.PANDEY | IND | 259 | 0.0% |
| 13 | N.K.NIRALA | IND | 249 | 0.0% |
| 14 | S.RAI | IND | 225 | 0.0% |
| 15 | R.CHAUDHAY | IND | 224 | 0.0% |
| 16 | S.SHARMA | IND | 207 | 0.0% |
| 17 | R.DAS | IND | 113 | 0.0% |
| 18 | R,PD.SINGH | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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164th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
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226th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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205th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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