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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Mainaguri
Winner — 2001
BACHCHAMOHAN ROY
RSP· Left Front
RSP 45.9%AITC 31.3%5 others 22.8%
Votes
55,238
45.9% share
Winning margin
17,539
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.9%
of 1,52,468
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACHCHAMOHAN ROY | Left Front | 55,238 | 45.9% |
| 2 | PURNAPRABHA BARMAN |  AITC | 37,699 | 31.3% |
| 3 | NIKHIL KUMAR ROY | IND | 15,656 | 13.0% |
| 4 | RABIN SARKAR | BJP | 6,144 | 5.1% |
| 5 | SURESH CH. ROY | IND | 2,817 | 2.3% |
| 6 | RUPESHWAR ROY | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,587 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SANAT ROY | AMB | 1,207 | 1.0% |
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 (86th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.4% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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86th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
244th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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47th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 45.9%AITC 31.3%IND 13.0%BJP 5.1%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
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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