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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1991
Midnapore
Winner — 1991
KAMAKSHA GHOSH
CPI· Left Front
CPI 53.5%INC 30.2%9 others 16.3%
Votes
62,303
53.5% share
Winning margin
27,165
23.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
70.9%
of 1,64,187
Midnapore is a safe seat — KAMAKSHA GHOSH won by 23.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAKSHA GHOSH | Left Front | 62,303 | 53.5% |
| 2 | RAJ KUMAR MISHRA | INC | 35,138 | 30.2% |
| 3 | MUKTESH GHOSH | BJP | 14,458 | 12.4% |
| 4 | SK. ABU HANNAN |  MUL | 1,163 | 1.0% |
| 5 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 904 | 0.8% |
| 6 | D. P. ROY | JP | 820 | 0.7% |
| 7 | BANI KANTA BARIK | IND | 790 | 0.7% |
| 8 | APARNA DUTTA | AMB | 422 | 0.4% |
| 9 | HOSSAIN NUR | 198 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | MADHUSUDAN DEY | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SATYANARAYAN JOYSHOAL | 106 | 0.1% |
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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
164th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
205th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 53.5%INC 30.2%BJP 12.4%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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