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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 109 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Sonarpur
Winner — 2001
NIRMAL CHANDRA MANDAL
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 49.1%CPM 45.1%6 others 5.8%
Votes
99,893
49.1% share
Winning margin
8,064
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
74.2%
of 2,74,272
A closely fought contest. NIRMAL CHANDRA MANDAL won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRMAL CHANDRA MANDAL |  AITCAITC + INC | 99,893 | 49.1% |
| 2 | ABHA MANDAL | Left Front | 91,829 | 45.1% |
| 3 | ALOKE KUMAR MANDAL | BJP | 5,977 | 2.9% |
| 4 | DILIP NASKAR | IND | 1,616 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RABINDRANATH MISTRY | PDS | 1,587 | 0.8% |
| 6 | UTPAL SIKARI | IND | 1,110 | 0.6% |
| 7 | CHINMAY JODDER | IND | 954 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ARUP KUMAR MONDAL | IND | 605 | 0.3% |
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 (171st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 3.5% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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171st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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172nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.1%CPM 45.1%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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