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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Magrahat Purba
Winner — 2026
SARMISTHA PURKAIT
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 48.7%BJP 34.5%7 others 16.8%
Votes
1,08,412
48.8% share
Winning margin
31,607
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
95.7%
of 2,32,718
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARMISTHA PURKAIT |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,08,412 | 48.8% |
| 2 | UTTAM KUMAR BANIK | 76,805 | 34.6% | |
| 3 | CHANDAN SAHA | 29,188 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | ATANU HALDER | 4,733 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 858 | 0.4% |
| 6 | SOMNATH NASKAR | 737 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | GOBINDA KUMAR SARDAR | 678 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | SOUMENDRA NATH SARDAR | IND | 427 | 0.2% |
| 9 | BHASKAR CHANDRA NASKAR | IND | 340 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.6% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
62nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
279th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 48.8%BJP 34.6%CPM 13.1%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.63 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.