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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1971
Kashipur
Winner — 1971
MADAN MOHAN MAHATO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 38.5%CPI 22.1%4 others 39.4%
Votes
11,552
38.5% share
Winning margin
4,929
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.1%
of 71,240
Kashipur is a safe seat — MADAN MOHAN MAHATO won by 16.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN MOHAN MAHATO | Congress (R) | 11,552 | 38.5% |
| 2 | PRAMATHA MANDAL | Left | 6,623 | 22.1% |
| 3 | BASUDEB ACHARIA | Left | 6,492 | 21.6% |
| 4 | SISIR KUMAR BANDOPADHYAY | BAC | 2,242 | 7.5% |
| 5 | BUDHAN MAJHI | 1,579 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | LADU MAKHI | LSS | 1,505 | 5.0% |
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 (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
166th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
245th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%CPI 22.1%CPM 21.6%BAC 7.5%NCO 5.3%LSS 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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