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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 264 · 1996
Durgapur-I
Winner — 1996
MRINAL BANERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.8%INC 37.1%8 others 11.1%
Votes
59,630
51.8% share
Winning margin
16,995
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,56,483
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRINAL BANERJEE | Left Front | 59,630 | 51.8% |
| 2 | MRIGENDRANATH PAL | INC | 42,635 | 37.1% |
| 3 | AKHIL MONDAL | BJP | 7,996 | 7.0% |
| 4 | MADHUSUDAN SINHA | IND | 2,648 | 2.3% |
| 5 | RABINSEN TUDU | IND | 941 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MUKUL SAMANTA | AMB | 271 | 0.2% |
| 7 | KANAN BANERJEE | IND | 246 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BRHAMDEO GUPTA | IND | 232 | 0.2% |
| 9 | LAKSHMINARAYAN RAJBHAR | IND | 224 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MADHUSUDAN BANERJEE | IND | 200 | 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.
Average turnout (141st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 3.6% · max 82.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
141st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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187th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.8%INC 37.1%BJP 7.0%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
21 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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