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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1987Reserved (ST)
Mal
Winner — 1987
MOHANLAL ORAON
CPM· Left Front
CPM 57.1%INC 34.4%4 others 8.5%
Votes
39,564
57.1% share
Winning margin
15,695
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,09,328
Mal is a safe seat — MOHANLAL ORAON won by 22.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHANLAL ORAON | Left Front | 39,564 | 57.1% |
| 2 | AAO KALANDI | INC | 23,869 | 34.4% |
| 3 | BIRYA LAKRA | IND | 2,866 | 4.1% |
| 4 | SOMRA ORAON | IND | 2,224 | 3.2% |
| 5 | SUKMAN TIRKEY | IND | 578 | 0.8% |
| 6 | ARJUN ORAON | IND | 201 | 0.3% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.0% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
7th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
212th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.1%INC 34.4%OTH 8.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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