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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1991
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Winner — 1991
MAMTAZ BEGUM
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.8%INC 43.2%6 others 9.0%
Votes
45,586
47.8% share
Winning margin
4,412
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.3%
of 1,24,990
A closely fought contest. MAMTAZ BEGUM won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMTAZ BEGUM | Left Front | 45,586 | 47.8% |
| 2 | BISWANATH GUHA | INC | 41,174 | 43.2% |
| 3 | SHYAMAL RAY | BJP | 6,171 | 6.5% |
| 4 | BADIRUDDIN |  MUL | 1,479 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SANTOSH MONDAL | 511 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | SRIDAM THOKDAR | AMB | 189 | 0.2% |
| 7 | ANWAR | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 8 | HIMADRI GHOSH | IND | 83 | 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 (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.5% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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71st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
264th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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81st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.8%INC 43.2%BJP 6.5%OTH 2.5%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.