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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 222 · 2001

Salbani

Winner — 2001

KHAGENDRA NATH MAHATA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 55.3%AITC 34.6%4 others 10.1%
Votes
62,601
55.3% share
Winning margin
23,455
20.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.2%
of 1,36,008

Salbani is a safe seat — KHAGENDRA NATH MAHATA won by 20.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KHAGENDRA NATH MAHATA
Left Front
62,60155.3%
2
DINEN ROY
AITC
39,14634.6%
3
AMULYA RATAN MAHATO
IND
5,5314.9%
4
MAHATA KSHAMANANDA
BJP
3,4773.1%
5
SK. MOTIBUL
IND
1,4391.3%
6
AMARENDRA NATH MANDAL
IND
9930.9%

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
safe
20.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 4.3% · max 36.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
151st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
62nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.3%AITC 34.6%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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