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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1987
Pataspur
Winner — 1987
KAMAKSHYANANDAN DAS MAHAPATRA
CPI· Left Front
CPI 53.7%INC 42.5%2 others 3.8%
Votes
47,915
53.7% share
Winning margin
9,960
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.0%
of 1,06,279
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMAKSHYANANDAN DAS MAHAPATRA | Left Front | 47,915 | 53.7% |
| 2 | PRADYOT KUMAR MAHANTI | INC | 37,955 | 42.5% |
| 3 | OJHA JANMEJAY | 3,185 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | BIJOY KRISHNA DAS MAHAPATRA | IND | 195 | 0.2% |
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 (85th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 4.8% · max 63.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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85th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
272nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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293rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 53.7%INC 42.5%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.