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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Mathabhanga
Winner — 2011
BINAY KRISHNA BARMAN
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 46.5%CPM 43.3%4 others 10.2%
Votes
78,249
46.5% share
Winning margin
5,324
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.8%
of 1,94,088
A closely fought contest. BINAY KRISHNA BARMAN won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BINAY KRISHNA BARMAN |  AITCAITC + INC | 78,249 | 46.5% |
| 2 | ANANTA ROY | Left Front | 72,925 | 43.3% |
| 3 | SUSHIL BARMAN | BJP | 11,308 | 6.7% |
| 4 | MANTU BARMAN | IND | 2,919 | 1.7% |
| 5 | TILAK CHAND BARMAN | 1,954 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | HARE KRISHNA SARKAR | 1,079 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
12th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
278th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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280th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.5%CPM 43.3%BJP 6.7%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 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?
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