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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 172 · 2001

Shyampur

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Winner — 2001

KALIPADA MANDAL
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 50.6%FBL 44.7%3 others 4.7%
Votes
63,471
50.6% share
Winning margin
7,367
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.6%
of 1,59,668

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALIPADA MANDAL
AITC
AITC + INC
63,47150.6%
2
JALADHAR SAMANTA
FBL
56,10444.7%
3
SOWMYENDU KHANRA
BJP
BJP
3,7623.0%
4
SANNYASI JANA
IND
1,2261.0%
5
PRADIP MONDAL
IND
8670.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 28.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
196th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
147th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.6%FBL 44.7%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

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