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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1987Reserved (SC)
Mekliganj
Winner — 1987
SADA KANTA
FBL
FBL 52.2%INC 42.4%3 others 5.5%
Votes
48,071
52.2% share
Winning margin
9,037
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.7%
of 1,18,601
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADA KANTA |  FBL | 48,071 | 52.2% |
| 2 | MADHU SUDAN ROY | INC | 39,034 | 42.4% |
| 3 | GOPAL CHANDRA ROY | IND | 2,381 | 2.6% |
| 4 | ABIRAM ROY | SUC | 1,683 | 1.8% |
| 5 | JADU NATH SARKAR | BJP | 961 | 1.0% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
6th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
249th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
71st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 52.2%INC 42.4%OTH 5.5%
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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