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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1962
Tehatta
Winner — 1962
SANKARDAS BANDYOPADHYAY
INC· INC
INC 56.4%CPI 30.5%2 others 13.1%
Votes
24,422
56.4% share
Winning margin
11,202
25.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.5%
of 69,256
Tehatta is a safe seat — SANKARDAS BANDYOPADHYAY won by 25.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANKARDAS BANDYOPADHYAY | INC | 24,422 | 56.4% |
| 2 | SHAHABUDDIN MONDAL | Left | 13,220 | 30.5% |
| 3 | BIBHUTI BHUSAN BISWAS | SBP | 4,851 | 11.2% |
| 4 | NIBEDITA CHOUDHY\\URY | IND | 810 | 1.9% |
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.
High turnout (44th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 3.4% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
44th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
228th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.4%CPI 30.5%SBP 11.2%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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