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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 122 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Minakhan

Winner — 2016

USHA RANI MONDAL
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 55.8%CPM 32.7%3 others 11.5%
Votes
1,03,210
55.8% share
Winning margin
42,598
23.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
88.5%
of 2,09,028

Minakhan is a safe seat — USHA RANI MONDAL won by 23.0%.

Seat history

1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
USHA RANI MONDAL
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,03,21055.8%
2
DINABANDHU MONDAL
UPA
60,61232.8%
3
JAYANTA MONDAL
BJP
13,5667.3%
4
KRISHNA KINKAR DAS
3,9952.2%
NOTA
NOTA
3,7182.0%

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

High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.2% · max 37.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
98%
lowerhigher
4th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
29th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.8%CPM 32.8%BJP 7.3%OTH 2.2%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.34 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture

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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