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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 223 · 2001
Midnapore
Winner — 2001
PURNENDU SENGUPTA
CPI· Left Front
CPI 49.2%AITC 43.7%5 others 7.2%
Votes
71,188
49.2% share
Winning margin
7,955
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
75.3%
of 1,92,327
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNENDU SENGUPTA | Left Front | 71,188 | 49.2% |
| 2 | GOURI GHOSH |  AITC | 63,233 | 43.7% |
| 3 | BISWANATH PANDAB | BJP | 6,876 | 4.8% |
| 4 | PRANTOSH MAITY | IND | 1,185 | 0.8% |
| 5 | KISKU RAMESWAR | IND | 1,030 | 0.7% |
| 6 | REAJUDDIN PATHAN | PDS | 689 | 0.5% |
| 7 | BIRENDRA NATH ADHIKARI | AMB | 575 | 0.4% |
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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
164th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
205th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.2%AITC 43.7%OTH 7.2%
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?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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