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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 222 · 1996
Salbani
Winner — 1996
KHAGENDRA NATH MAHATO
CPM· Left Front
CPM 60.2%JKP(N) 23.6%6 others 16.2%
Votes
65,073
60.2% share
Winning margin
39,614
36.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.5%
of 1,27,903
Salbani is a safe seat — KHAGENDRA NATH MAHATO won by 36.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAGENDRA NATH MAHATO | Left Front | 65,073 | 60.2% |
| 2 | TAPAS DAS | JKP(N) | 25,459 | 23.6% |
| 3 | ARUN GHOSH | BJP | 6,351 | 5.9% |
| 4 | MAHATO CHHATRADHAR | IND | 6,120 | 5.7% |
| 5 | BASANTI MAHATO | IND | 2,772 | 2.6% |
| 6 | ACHRAYA DILIP | JKP | 1,523 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SUSANTA SAHU | IND | 474 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KHANDAKAR MUNARAF HOSSAIN | 298 | 0.3% |
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 (151st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 4.3% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
151st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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62nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 60.2%JKP(N) 23.6%BJP 5.9%IND 5.7%OTH 4.7%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based 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.