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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 181 · 1971
Pursurah
Winner — 1971
MAHADEV MUKHOPADHYAY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 42.4%CPM 26.8%2 others 30.8%
Votes
22,096
42.4% share
Winning margin
8,143
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.5%
of 80,776
Pursurah is a safe seat — MAHADEV MUKHOPADHYAY won by 15.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHADEV MUKHOPADHYAY | Congress (R) | 22,096 | 42.4% |
| 2 | MRINAL MAJUMDER | Left | 13,953 | 26.8% |
| 3 | GOUR GANGULY | Left | 9,503 | 18.2% |
| 4 | BHOLA NATU MAZUMDAR | 6,542 | 12.6% |
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.
Average turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.9% · max 47.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
222nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.4%CPM 26.8%CPI 18.2%NCO 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
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