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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1971
Malda
Winner — 1971
MAHAMMAD GAFURUR RAHAMAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 39.9%CPM 27.6%4 others 32.5%
Votes
17,580
39.9% share
Winning margin
5,426
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.1%
of 70,946
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAMMAD GAFURUR RAHAMAN | Congress (R) | 17,580 | 39.9% |
| 2 | MOHAMMAD FLIAS | Left | 12,154 | 27.6% |
| 3 | MAHAMMAD BAFATUILA MAI | Left | 6,401 | 14.5% |
| 4 | GOKUL BEHARI AGARWALLA | 3,425 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | JITENDRA NATH KUMAR | IND | 2,921 | 6.6% |
| 6 | DHIRENDRA NATH DAS | BAC | 1,597 | 3.6% |
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.
High turnout (32nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.5% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
32nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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132nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.9%CPM 27.6%CPI 14.5%NCO 7.8%IND 6.6%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,76,276
Density
755 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population16.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 24.6%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity42.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.0%
Women literate74.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Clean cooking fuel28.7%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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