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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 234 · 1982

Manbazar

Winner — 1982

KAMALA KANTA MAHATO
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.9%INC 44.2%3 others 9.9%
Votes
36,760
45.9% share
Winning margin
1,359
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.9%
of 1,01,542

Manbazar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,359 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMALA KANTA MAHATO
Left Front
36,76045.9%
2
SITARAM MAHATO
INC
35,40144.2%
3
MAHADEV ROY
IND
4,8566.1%
4
GOPIBALLAV SINGH DEO
1,6762.1%
5
NILKAMAL MAHATO
IND
1,4391.8%

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.

Average turnout (77th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.2% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
77th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
145th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.9%INC 44.2%IND 6.1%OTH 3.9%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products

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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