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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1972

Sagar

Winner — 1972

PRABHONJAN KUMAR MANDAL
CPM· Left
CPM 42.7%IND 33.0%2 others 24.3%
Votes
24,942
42.7% share
Winning margin
5,647
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.2%
of 84,404

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRABHONJAN KUMAR MANDAL
Left
24,94242.7%
2
TRILOKES MISRA
IND
19,29533.0%
3
JALIN MAITY
Left
12,01220.6%
4
GOBARADHAN DINGAL
IND
2,1753.7%

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.

Low turnout (272nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.7% · max 67.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
272nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
110th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 42.7%IND 33.0%CPI 20.6%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jewellery Box🏺Jute diversified products🏺Steel Furniture

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