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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 274 · 2014 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Galsi
Winner — 2014 by-elections
Gaur Chandra Mandah
TMC 40.8%AIFB 36.4%2 others 22.8%
Votes
77,799
40.8% share
Winning margin
8,463
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
A closely fought contest. Gaur Chandra Mandah won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaur Chandra Mandah | 77,799 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Nanadalal Pandit | 69,336 | 36.4% | |
| 3 | Sundar Paswan | 34,479 | 18.1% | |
| 4 | Swapan Malik | 8,958 | 4.7% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.0% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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83rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
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131st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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31st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC 40.8%AIFB 36.4%BJP 18.1%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
26 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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