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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 24 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Malda
Winner — 1951
RAIPADA DAS
IND
Also elected — same seat
NIKUNJABEHARI GUPTA
INC· 13,556 votes
IND 22.0%INC 21.1%4 others 56.9%
Votes
14,134
22.0% share
Winning margin
982
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
32.3%
of 99,428
Malda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 982 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAIPADA DAS | IND | 14,134 | 22.0% |
| 2 | NIKUNJABEHARI GUPTA | 13,556 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | NARENDRA NATH CHAKRAVARTI | 13,152 | 20.5% | |
| 4 | KARPUR CHANDRA RAI | 13,081 | 20.4% | |
| 5 | SIBENDU SEKHAR ROY | 6,867 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | HEMBRAM CHHOTKA | IND | 3,431 | 5.3% |
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.
Low turnout (292nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 0.5% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
292nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
72nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 22.0%INC 21.1%CPI 20.5%INC 20.4%HMS 10.7%IND 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.