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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 123 · 2021Reserved (ST)

Sandeshkhali

Winner — 2021

SUKUMAR MAHATA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 54.6%BJP 35.4%5 others 10.0%
Votes
1,12,450
54.6% share
Winning margin
39,685
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
85.9%
of 2,39,621

Sandeshkhali is a safe seat — SUKUMAR MAHATA won by 19.3%.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKUMAR MAHATA
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,12,45054.6%
2
DR. BHASKAR SARDAR
NDA
72,76535.4%
3
BARUN MAHATO
RSSCMJP
14,3877.0%
NOTA
NOTA
2,4561.2%
5
HARISH CHANDRA SARDAR
IND
1,9610.9%
6
SUBAL CHANDRA SARDAR
IND
1,0630.5%
7
KHOKAN SARDAR
IND
7050.3%

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

High turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.7% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
22nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
64th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.6%BJP 35.4%RSSCMJP 7.0%OTH 1.8%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 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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