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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2011Reserved (SC)

Mekliganj

Winner — 2011

ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 48.9%INC 26.7%6 others 24.4%
Votes
72,040
48.9% share
Winning margin
32,632
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
86.6%
of 1,70,181

Mekliganj is a safe seat — ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA won by 22.1%.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADHIKARY PARESH CHANDRA
Left Front
72,04048.9%
2
JAYANTA KUMAR RAY
UPA
39,40826.7%
3
SUNIL CHANDRA RAY
IND
23,54016.0%
4
SUBHASH BARMAN
BJP
3,7132.5%
5
JYOTISH ROY
3,3592.3%
6
PRAMILA ROY
2,5931.8%
7
PURNENDU ROY
IND
1,4741.0%
8
RATAN BARMAN
AMB
1,2300.8%

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
lean
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
6th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
249th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
71st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 48.9%INC 26.7%IND 16.0%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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