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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 208 · 2011
Mahisadal
Winner — 2011
SUDARSAN GHOSH DASTIDAR
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 55.3%CPM 39.0%4 others 5.7%
Votes
95,640
55.3% share
Winning margin
28,162
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
91.1%
of 1,89,874
Mahisadal is a safe seat — SUDARSAN GHOSH DASTIDAR won by 16.3%.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDARSAN GHOSH DASTIDAR |  AITCAITC + INC | 95,640 | 55.3% |
| 2 | TAMALIKA PONDA SETH. | Left Front | 67,478 | 39.0% |
| 3 | PRASENJIT SAMANTA(NATHUDA) | BJP | 5,783 | 3.3% |
| 4 | AZAD ALI SEKH | PDCI | 1,875 | 1.1% |
| 5 | KERAMAT BAKS MALLIK | IND | 1,436 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SUKUMAR CHAULYA | PDS | 782 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 24.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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154th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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285th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.3%CPM 39.0%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.42 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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