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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 47 · 2006

Manikchak

Winner — 2006

ASIMA CHAUDHURI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 44.3%INC 39.0%3 others 16.7%
Votes
45,660
44.3% share
Winning margin
5,464
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.0%
of 1,35,573

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASIMA CHAUDHURI
Left Front
45,66044.3%
2
RAM PRABESH MANDAL
INC
40,19639.0%
3
PRAKASH KUMAR SINGHI
IND
11,54511.2%
4
BISWAJIT SEN
AITC
3,0723.0%
5
BISWANATH GUHA
IND
2,6112.5%

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

Average turnout (98th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.3% · max 50.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
98th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
146th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.3%INC 39.0%IND 11.2%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk 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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