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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Nagrakata
Winner — 1996
CHAITAN MUNDA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 58.5%INC 29.9%3 others 11.6%
Votes
71,274
58.5% share
Winning margin
34,874
28.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.3%
of 1,53,671
Nagrakata is a safe seat — CHAITAN MUNDA won by 28.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAITAN MUNDA | Left Front | 71,274 | 58.5% |
| 2 | VICTOR LAKRA | INC | 36,400 | 29.9% |
| 3 | BADAM SANTHAL | BJP | 6,011 | 4.9% |
| 4 | BASANT ORAON | IND | 5,985 | 4.9% |
| 5 | DASARATH ORAON | IND | 2,133 | 1.8% |
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.
High turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
9th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
273rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
102nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 58.5%INC 29.9%OTH 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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