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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1987
Manikchak
Winner — 1987
SUBODH CHOWDHUARI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 55.9%INC 41.2%3 others 2.9%
Votes
42,558
56.0% share
Winning margin
11,239
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.3%
of 99,762
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBODH CHOWDHUARI | Left Front | 42,558 | 56.0% |
| 2 | JOKHILAL MANDAL | INC | 31,319 | 41.2% |
| 3 | BIBHUTI BHUSAN BHATTACHARYA | BJP | 1,419 | 1.9% |
| 4 | MAHATAPUDDIN | IND | 463 | 0.6% |
| 5 | ALI TAFAJUL | IND | 310 | 0.4% |
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 (98th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.3% · max 50.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
98th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
146th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.0%INC 41.2%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk 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.