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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 272 · 2011

Mangalkot

Winner — 2011

SAHAJAHAN CHOUDHURY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.2%AITC 46.1%3 others 7.6%
Votes
81,316
46.2% share
Winning margin
126
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.8%
of 2,02,627

Mangalkot was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 126 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAHAJAHAN CHOUDHURY
Left Front
81,31646.2%
2
APURBA CHAUDHURI
AITC
UPA
81,19046.1%
3
ALOKE TARANGA GOSWAMI
BJP
7,2244.1%
4
ANIL KUMAR MARDI
JDP
3,5672.0%
5
SUKUMAR MALIK
2,6301.5%

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

Average turnout (127th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
127th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
4th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.2%AITC 46.1%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.00 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%

What's nearby?

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