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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 203 · 1971
Pataspur
Winner — 1971
PRAFULLA MAITY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 44.3%CPI 38.5%2 others 17.2%
Votes
22,954
44.3% share
Winning margin
3,036
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.6%
of 72,273
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA MAITY | Congress (R) | 22,954 | 44.3% |
| 2 | ANIL MAHAPATRA | Left | 19,918 | 38.5% |
| 3 | RENUKA SAMANTA | IND | 4,982 | 9.6% |
| 4 | JIBAN KRISHNA BERA | 3,918 | 7.6% |
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 (170th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.1% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
170th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
193rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.3%CPI 38.5%IND 9.6%NCO 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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