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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 234 · 1996
Manbazar
Winner — 1996
KAMALA KANTA MAHATA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 49.2%INC 44.0%4 others 6.7%
Votes
53,155
49.2% share
Winning margin
5,641
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
80.1%
of 1,34,823
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMALA KANTA MAHATA | Left Front | 53,155 | 49.2% |
| 2 | SITARAM MAHATA | INC | 47,514 | 44.0% |
| 3 | BALAHARI MURMU | JMM(M) | 4,301 | 4.0% |
| 4 | NIL KAMAL MAHATA | BJP | 1,464 | 1.4% |
| 5 | PRAKASH CHANDRA MAHATA | IND | 791 | 0.7% |
| 6 | RAM CHANDRA MAHATA | 717 | 0.7% |
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 (77th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.2% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
77th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
145th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.2%INC 44.0%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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