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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2006Reserved (SC)

Sandeshkhali

Winner — 2006

ABANI ROY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.0%AITC 38.5%1 others 7.5%
Votes
69,859
54.0% share
Winning margin
19,992
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
85.4%
of 1,51,568

Sandeshkhali is a safe seat — ABANI ROY won by 15.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABANI ROY
Left Front
69,85954.0%
2
GITA MONDAL
AITC
49,86738.5%
3
SUBRATA SANA
INC
9,7197.5%

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

Average turnout (91st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.8% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
91st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
220th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.0%AITC 38.5%INC 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture

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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