Back to West Bengal 1996 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Phansidewa
Winner — 1996
PROKASH MINJ
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.8%INC 39.9%5 others 9.3%
Votes
85,845
50.8% share
Winning margin
18,406
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.8%
of 2,11,775
A clear win with a 10.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROKASH MINJ | Left Front | 85,845 | 50.8% |
| 2 | CHHABILAL MINJ | INC | 67,439 | 39.9% |
| 3 | RATAN KUMAR HANSDA | BJP | 9,559 | 5.7% |
| 4 | RAMGANESH CHIK BARAIK | IND | 3,936 | 2.3% |
| 5 | RADHA MUNDA | 1,379 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | RENGTA MURMU (LALU) | CPI(ML)(L) | 592 | 0.3% |
| 7 | EKKA SAMARENDRA (PINTU) | IND | 279 | 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.
Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
239th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
288th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
175th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.8%INC 39.9%BJP 5.7%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Darjeeling Honey🏷️Darjeeling TeaGI🏺Large Cardamom🏺Orange🏺Orchid & Flowers
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.