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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1957
Monteswar
Winner — 1957
BHAKTA CHANDRA ROY
IND
IND 45.1%INC 43.9%1 others 11.1%
Votes
12,900
45.1% share
Winning margin
338
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
47.2%
of 60,708
Monteswar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 338 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAKTA CHANDRA ROY | IND | 12,900 | 45.1% |
| 2 | ANNADA PRASAD MANDAL | 12,562 | 43.9% | |
| 3 | KALIPADA HAZRA CHOUDHURY | 3,166 | 11.1% |
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 (53rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 62.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
53rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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274th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.1%INC 43.9%FBM 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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