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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1991Reserved (ST)
Phansidewa
Winner — 1991
PROKASH MINJ
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.0%INC 39.8%6 others 13.2%
Votes
62,076
47.0% share
Winning margin
9,502
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,88,214
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROKASH MINJ | Left Front | 62,076 | 47.0% |
| 2 | ISWAR CHANDRA TIRKEY | INC | 52,574 | 39.8% |
| 3 | TERESER SORANG CHACKO | BJP | 10,441 | 7.9% |
| 4 | BANDHAN URAON | IND | 2,203 | 1.7% |
| 5 | SHANTI SARKER (MUNDA) | IND | 1,916 | 1.4% |
| 6 | BABUN MURMU | 1,502 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | BIGU URAON | IND | 1,096 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SUKLAL TUDU | IND | 247 | 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.
Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
239th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
288th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
175th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.0%INC 39.8%BJP 7.9%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
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.