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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2011Reserved (SC)

Maldaha

Winner — 2011

BHUPENDRA NATH HALDER (ARJUN)
INC· AITC + INC
INC 46.6%CPM 39.2%4 others 14.2%
Votes
68,155
46.5% share
Winning margin
10,755
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.3%
of 1,69,551

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUPENDRA NATH HALDER (ARJUN)
AITC + INC
68,15546.5%
2
RAHUL RANJAN DAS
Left Front
57,40039.2%
3
KUSUM ROY
BJP
13,1809.0%
4
NIREN RAJBANSHI
IND
3,0662.1%
5
DEBASHIS SARKAR
IND
2,3521.6%
6
HARIDAS KARMAKAR
2,2561.5%

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

Average turnout (82nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.2% · max 43.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
82nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
67th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.5%CPM 39.2%BJP 9.0%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Tower of Nimasarai

Tower of Nimasarai

🏛️MonumentASI

Tower of Nimasarai

Tower of Nimasarai

Tower of Nimasarai

🏛️MonumentASI

Tower of Nimasarai

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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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