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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 272 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Khandaghosh
Winner — 1977
PURNA CHANDRA MALIK
CPM· Left Front
CPM 59.3%INC 30.8%1 others 9.9%
Votes
29,446
59.3% share
Winning margin
14,124
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.0%
of 82,743
Khandaghosh is a safe seat — PURNA CHANDRA MALIK won by 28.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNA CHANDRA MALIK | Left Front | 29,446 | 59.3% |
| 2 | MONORANJAN PRAMANIK | INC | 15,322 | 30.8% |
| 3 | GOBARDHAN PAKRAY | Janata | 4,907 | 9.9% |
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 (127th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
127th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
4th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.3%INC 30.8%JNP 9.9%
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%
What's nearby?
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