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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1991
Maheshtala
Winner — 1991
ABDUL BASAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.1%INC 31.2%7 others 18.7%
Votes
52,636
50.1% share
Winning margin
19,819
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,50,452
Maheshtala is a safe seat — ABDUL BASAR won by 18.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL BASAR | Left Front | 52,636 | 50.1% |
| 2 | MALAY CHOWDHURY | INC | 32,817 | 31.2% |
| 3 | SOMEN DAS | BJP | 16,230 | 15.4% |
| 4 | NURODDIN MONDAL |  MUL | 1,858 | 1.8% |
| 5 | T APAS BANERJEE | JP | 594 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SHAIKH ABDULLAH | IND | 535 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MD. ISMAIL KHAN | IND | 226 | 0.2% |
| 8 | KAHAR FULVA DEVI | 141 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | PULAKK MUTSUDDI | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
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 (130th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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130th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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151st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.1%INC 31.2%BJP 15.4%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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