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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1957
Mekliganj
Winner — 1957
SATYENDRA PRASANNA CHATTERJEE
INC· INC
INC 43.5%FBM 32.1%3 others 24.5%
Votes
9,493
43.5% share
Winning margin
2,490
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.5%
of 44,167
A clear win with a 11.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYENDRA PRASANNA CHATTERJEE | 9,493 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | AMARENDRA NATH ROY PRODHAN | 7,003 | 32.1% | |
| 3 | MUKUNDA MOHAN SINGHA SARKAR | IND | 3,344 | 15.3% |
| 4 | MONORANJAN GUHA ROY | IND | 1,173 | 5.4% |
| 5 | DEBABRATA SINGHA | 831 | 3.8% |
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.
High turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.9% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
41st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
261st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%FBM 32.1%IND 15.3%IND 5.4%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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