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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 244 · 1987
Taldangra
Winner — 1987
AMIYA PATRA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 59.5%INC 35.6%5 others 4.9%
Votes
59,883
59.5% share
Winning margin
23,998
23.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.7%
of 1,24,689
Taldangra is a safe seat — AMIYA PATRA won by 23.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMIYA PATRA | Left Front | 59,883 | 59.5% |
| 2 | AMIT CHATTERJEE | INC | 35,885 | 35.6% |
| 3 | KALIPADA HEMBRAM | IND | 2,775 | 2.8% |
| 4 | TULSIDAS BANERJEE | 824 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | NANIGOPAL MAHATO | IND | 619 | 0.6% |
| 6 | KALYANI PRASAD DANDAPATH | IND | 380 | 0.4% |
| 7 | BHIMSEN NANDI | IND | 314 | 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.
Average turnout (220th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.8% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
220th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
22nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.5%INC 35.6%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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