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Winner — 1978
MANIK CH. DAS
INC· INC
INC 66.0%IND 29.8%3 others 4.2%
Votes
5,158
66.0% share
Winning margin
2,832
36.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
82.7%
of 9,446
Mahendraganj is a safe seat — MANIK CH. DAS won by 36.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIK CH. DAS | INC | 5,158 | 66.0% |
| 2 | SHAMSUL HAQUE | IND | 2,326 | 29.8% |
| 3 | BINDO BARMAN | IND | 155 | 2.0% |
| 4 | JITEN SANGMA | IND | 95 | 1.2% |
| 5 | DR. ROMENDRA CH. DAS | IND | 81 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (36th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 2.4% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
36th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.55
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
36th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.0%IND 29.8%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,42,334
Density
75 / km²
Sex ratio
945 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,887 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population94.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%CHRISTIAN
Christian 93.4%Other 6.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.9%
Electricity45.2%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance77.3%
What's nearby?
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