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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 25 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Matigara-Naxalbari
Winner — 2016
SANKAR MALAKAR
INC· Mahajot
INC 41.3%AITC 32.4%6 others 26.3%
Votes
86,441
41.3% share
Winning margin
18,627
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
84.0%
of 2,49,408
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKAR MALAKAR | Mahajot | 86,441 | 41.3% |
| 2 | AMAR SINHA |  AITC | 67,814 | 32.4% |
| 3 | ANANDAMOY BARMAN | BJP | 44,625 | 21.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,307 | 1.6% |
| 5 | BIDUR BARMAN | KPPU | 2,464 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SUDIP MANDAL | 1,849 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | GOUTAM KIRTANIA | IND | 1,739 | 0.8% |
| 8 | KSHITISH CHANDRA ROY | 1,138 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (200th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 3.0% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
200th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
289th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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144th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%AITC 32.4%BJP 21.3%OTH 3.4%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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