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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Mathabhanga
Winner — 2001
DINESH CHANDRA DAKUA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 53.9%AITC 32.6%3 others 13.5%
Votes
68,340
53.9% share
Winning margin
26,965
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.3%
of 1,52,426
Mathabhanga is a safe seat — DINESH CHANDRA DAKUA won by 21.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESH CHANDRA DAKUA | Left Front | 68,340 | 53.9% |
| 2 | BINOY KRISHNA BARMAN |  AITC | 41,375 | 32.6% |
| 3 | ABINAS SINHA | BJP | 11,710 | 9.2% |
| 4 | BHARATI BARMAN | IND | 3,353 | 2.6% |
| 5 | RANJIT RAY | 2,113 | 1.7% |
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.
High turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.2% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
31st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
283rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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149th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.9%AITC 32.6%BJP 9.2%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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