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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1987Reserved (SC)
Hanskhali
Winner — 1987
SUKUMAR MANDAL
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.7%INC 37.1%2 others 10.3%
Votes
52,252
52.7% share
Winning margin
15,479
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.9%
of 1,25,714
Hanskhali is a safe seat — SUKUMAR MANDAL won by 15.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKUMAR MANDAL | Left Front | 52,252 | 52.7% |
| 2 | SHASHANKA SHERKHAR BISWAS | INC | 36,773 | 37.1% |
| 3 | ANANDA MOHAN BISWAS | IND | 8,215 | 8.3% |
| 4 | SATYARANJAN ROY | IND | 1,977 | 2.0% |
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.
Average turnout (213th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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213th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
74th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.7%INC 37.1%IND 8.3%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.