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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Mekliganj
Winner — 2006
PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 46.8%AITC 27.4%6 others 25.8%
Votes
67,491
46.8% share
Winning margin
28,001
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
87.4%
of 1,64,977
Mekliganj is a safe seat — PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY | Left Front | 67,491 | 46.8% |
| 2 | SUNIL CHANDRA ROY |  AITC | 39,490 | 27.4% |
| 3 | JAYANTA KUMAR ROY | INC | 23,092 | 16.0% |
| 4 | PRAMILA ROY (BARMAN) | IND | 4,943 | 3.4% |
| 5 | JYOTISH ROY | 2,895 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | BIJOY KUMAR ROY | IND | 2,807 | 1.9% |
| 7 | ANANTA KUMAR BARMAN | IND | 2,110 | 1.5% |
| 8 | RATAN BARMAN | AMB | 1,401 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
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6th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
249th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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71st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 46.8%AITC 27.4%INC 16.0%OTH 9.8%
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?
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