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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Maldaha
Winner — 2021
Gopal Chandra Saha
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.2%AITC 37.7%6 others 17.0%
Votes
93,398
45.2% share
Winning margin
15,456
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
83.2%
of 2,48,303
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopal Chandra Saha | BJP (NDA) | 93,398 | 45.2% |
| 2 | Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury |  AITC | 77,942 | 37.8% |
| 3 | Bhupendra Nath Halder (Arjun) | 26,563 | 12.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,818 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Sujit Kumar Moulik | IND | 2,128 | 1.0% |
| 6 | Santosh Kumar Sarkar | BMUP | 1,469 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Mukul Sarkar | 1,240 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | Mirana Sarkar | IND | 931 | 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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.2% · max 43.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
82nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
67th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.2%AITC 37.8%INC 12.9%OTH 2.8%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.47 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.