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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2011
Tehatta
Winner — 2011
RANJIT KUMAR MANDAL
CPM· Left Front
CPM 42.8%IND 31.9%3 others 25.3%
Votes
75,445
42.8% share
Winning margin
19,197
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
88.4%
of 1,99,458
A clear win with a 10.9% margin.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANJIT KUMAR MANDAL | Left Front | 75,445 | 42.8% |
| 2 | TAPAS KUMAR SAHA | IND | 56,248 | 31.9% |
| 3 | GOURI SANKAR DUTTA |  AITCUPA | 35,127 | 19.9% |
| 4 | ASHUTOSH PAUL | BJP | 7,067 | 4.0% |
| 5 | TAPAN BALA | 2,458 | 1.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (225th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 64.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
225th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
278th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 42.8%IND 31.9%AITC 19.9%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.