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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2001
Manicktola
Winner — 2001
PARESH PAUL
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 49.6%CPM 45.0%6 others 5.4%
Votes
59,626
49.6% share
Winning margin
5,509
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,77,361
A closely fought contest. PARESH PAUL won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARESH PAUL |  AITCAITC + INC | 59,626 | 49.6% |
| 2 | SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY | Left Front | 54,117 | 45.0% |
| 3 | KAMALENDU HAZRA | BJP | 3,621 | 3.0% |
| 4 | P. BASUMALLICK | IND | 807 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SWARUP KR. GHOSH | IND | 616 | 0.5% |
| 6 | BHATTACHARYA SAIBAL | IND | 578 | 0.5% |
| 7 | B. BISWAS | IND | 564 | 0.5% |
| 8 | GOBINDA SAHA | IND | 362 | 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.
Low turnout (286th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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286th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
246th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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209th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 49.6%CPM 45.0%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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