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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 236 · 2001
Arsa
Winner — 2001
NISHIKANTA MEHTA
FBL· Left Front
FBL 49.3%JMM 33.8%4 others 16.9%
Votes
45,985
49.3% share
Winning margin
14,441
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.1%
of 1,47,818
Arsa is a safe seat — NISHIKANTA MEHTA won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NISHIKANTA MEHTA |  FBLLeft Front | 45,985 | 49.3% |
| 2 | AJIT PRASAD MAHATA | 31,544 | 33.8% | |
| 3 | SUDHIR KUMAR | BJP | 10,652 | 11.4% |
| 4 | RAJ KUMAR MAHATO | 2,024 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | NABAKISHORE SAW | IND | 1,624 | 1.7% |
| 6 | TILAK BAURI | IND | 1,518 | 1.6% |
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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 (160th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.4% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
160th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
173rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 49.3%JMM 33.8%BJP 11.4%OTH 5.5%
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?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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