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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1996
Maheshtala
Winner — 1996
MURSALIN MOLLA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.8%INC 41.9%3 others 6.3%
Votes
72,274
51.8% share
Winning margin
13,811
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.9%
of 1,76,811
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURSALIN MOLLA | Left Front | 72,274 | 51.8% |
| 2 | GOURANGA MUKHERJEE | INC | 58,463 | 41.9% |
| 3 | SOMEN DAS | BJP | 7,174 | 5.1% |
| 4 | SOLAMAN KHAN |  MUL | 1,346 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PHULA DEVI KAHAR | IND | 322 | 0.2% |
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 (130th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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130th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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151st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.8%INC 41.9%BJP 5.1%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.