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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 275 · 1971
Mahammad Bazar
Winner — 1971
DHIREN SEN
CPM· Left
CPM 45.6%INC 28.4%4 others 26.0%
Votes
13,457
45.6% share
Winning margin
5,087
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
43.2%
of 68,354
Mahammad Bazar is a safe seat — DHIREN SEN won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHIREN SEN | Left | 13,457 | 45.6% |
| 2 | NILRATAN GHOSE | Congress (R) | 8,370 | 28.4% |
| 3 | BEJOY KRISHNA GHOSE | BAC | 4,399 | 14.9% |
| 4 | MAHAMMAD KUDDUS ALLI | IND | 1,893 | 6.4% |
| 5 | ENAMAL HAQUE MALLICK | Congress (R) | 1,100 | 3.7% |
| 6 | SRIPADA MUKHOPADHYAY | MFB | 289 | 1.0% |
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 (201st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.8% · max 47.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
201st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
136th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.6%INC 28.4%BAC 14.9%IND 6.4%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
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