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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 289 · 2006

Mahammad Bazar

Winner — 2006

DHIREN BAGDI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 53.7%INC 33.3%2 others 12.9%
Votes
69,740
53.7% share
Winning margin
26,480
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.9%
of 1,58,522

Mahammad Bazar is a safe seat — DHIREN BAGDI won by 20.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHIREN BAGDI
Left Front
69,74053.7%
2
BISWAJIT MUKHERJEE
INC
43,26033.3%
3
DHANAKRISHNA BANERJEE
AITC
12,7379.8%
4
MD. KUDDUS ALI
IND
4,0263.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 2.6% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
63rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
180th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.7%INC 33.3%AITC 9.8%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI

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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