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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Taltola
Winner — 1991
DEBESH DAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.3%INC 37.8%5 others 9.9%
Votes
39,404
52.3% share
Winning margin
10,901
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,15,140
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBESH DAS | Left Front | 39,404 | 52.3% |
| 2 | UTPAL SHAW | INC | 28,503 | 37.8% |
| 3 | MUKUL KUMAR SAHA | BJP | 6,659 | 8.8% |
| 4 | BHAGWAN DAS RANA | IND | 279 | 0.4% |
| 5 | SOMNATH DAS | IND | 257 | 0.3% |
| 6 | BALI KARAN KORI | 177 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | SUKUMAR MONDAL | IND | 80 | 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.
Low turnout (268th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
268th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
190th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.3%INC 37.8%BJP 8.8%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.