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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1982

Dantan

Winner — 1982

KANAI BHOWMIK
CPI· Left Front
CPI 69.0%JNP 19.9%3 others 11.1%
Votes
50,109
69.0% share
Winning margin
35,638
49.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.5%
of 93,737

Dantan is a safe seat — KANAI BHOWMIK won by 49.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANAI BHOWMIK
Left Front
50,10969.0%
2
PRADYOT KUMAR MAHANTI
14,47119.9%
3
PADMALOCHAN SAREN
IND
5,7417.9%
4
CHANDA ROY PADMALOLOCHAN
IND
1,9782.7%
5
BHIM TUDU
IND
3500.5%

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 (68th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
49.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 1.3% · max 55.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
68th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
138th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 69.0%JNP 19.9%IND 7.9%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products
Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

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Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

🏛️MonumentASI

Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

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Temples of Bandopadhaya family

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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