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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1971Reserved (ST)

Madarihat

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Winner — 1971

A. H. BESTERWITCH
RSP
RSP 33.1%IND 24.6%5 others 42.3%
Votes
12,291
33.1% share
Winning margin
3,154
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.0%
of 65,140

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. H. BESTERWITCH
RSP
12,29133.1%
2
PAHAN KHUDIRAM
IND
9,13724.6%
3
PABAN KUMAR ROY
INC
Congress (R)
7,56920.4%
4
MAHALI BUDHRAM
SSP
Grand Alliance
3,4449.3%
5
BILASH BHAGAT
CPM
Left
2,9177.9%
6
DHIRENDRA NARJINARAI
NCO
1,2043.2%
7
SUMRA URAON
IND
5661.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.8% · max 20.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
48th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
256th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
198th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 33.1%IND 24.6%INC 20.4%SSP 9.3%CPM 7.9%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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