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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Mandirbazar
Winner — 1996
NIKUNJA PAIK
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.0%INC 45.5%2 others 7.5%
Votes
57,805
47.0% share
Winning margin
1,878
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
83.3%
of 1,47,494
Mandirbazar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,878 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIKUNJA PAIK | Left Front | 57,805 | 47.0% |
| 2 | TAPAN SARDAR | INC | 55,927 | 45.5% |
| 3 | RENUPADA HALDER | IND | 5,975 | 4.9% |
| 4 | CHAITANYA MOHAN JATUA | BJP | 3,187 | 2.6% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.2% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
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4th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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29th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.0%INC 45.5%OTH 7.5%
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?
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