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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Mainaguri
Winner — 1977
TARAK BANDHU ROY
RSP· Left Front
RSP 36.0%JNP 27.6%5 others 36.5%
Votes
14,376
36.0% share
Winning margin
3,359
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.1%
of 78,233
A clear win with a 8.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARAK BANDHU ROY | Left Front | 14,376 | 36.0% |
| 2 | BHABENDRA NATH ROY HAKIM | Janata | 11,017 | 27.6% |
| 3 | MRIDULENDRA DEB RAIKUT | INC | 9,228 | 23.1% |
| 4 | MATILAL ROY | IND | 2,073 | 5.2% |
| 5 | HARISH CHANDRA MONDAL | IND | 1,858 | 4.7% |
| 6 | BARMADEB DAS | IND | 1,164 | 2.9% |
| 7 | SADANANDA BAIDYA | IND | 248 | 0.6% |
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 (86th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.4% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
86th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
244th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
47th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 36.0%JNP 27.6%INC 23.1%IND 5.2%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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