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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 25 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Matigara-Naxalbari
Winner — 2011
SANKAR MALAKAR
INC· AITC + INC
INC 45.2%CPM 41.0%3 others 13.8%
Votes
74,334
45.2% share
Winning margin
6,833
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
84.8%
of 1,94,062
A closely fought contest. SANKAR MALAKAR won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKAR MALAKAR | AITC + INC | 74,334 | 45.2% |
| 2 | JHAREN ROY | Left Front | 67,501 | 41.0% |
| 3 | SRI ATUL CHANDRA ROY | KPP | 11,906 | 7.2% |
| 4 | ASIM SARKAR | BJP | 7,351 | 4.5% |
| 5 | DIPU HALDAR | IND | 3,391 | 2.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (200th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 3.0% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
200th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
289th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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144th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.2%CPM 41.0%KPP 7.2%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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