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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 263 · 2021
Monteswar
Winner — 2021
CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAH
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.5%BJP 35.2%4 others 14.3%
Votes
1,05,460
50.5% share
Winning margin
31,805
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.0%
of 2,43,206
Monteswar is a safe seat — CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAH won by 15.2%.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAH |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,05,460 | 50.5% |
| 2 | SAIKAT PANJA | NDA | 73,655 | 35.2% |
| 3 | ANUPAM GHOSH | 24,740 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | ANSARUL AMAN MONDAL (BABU) | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,877 | 0.9% |
| 5 | NASIMUL GANI SAYED | PDS | 1,693 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,611 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (138th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.4% · max 90.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
138th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
174th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.5%BJP 35.2%CPM 11.8%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A 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?
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