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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 278 · 2001
Manteswar
Winner — 2001
ABU AYES MONDAL
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.5%AITC 38.8%6 others 8.7%
Votes
64,896
52.5% share
Winning margin
16,898
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.2%
of 1,58,141
A clear win with a 13.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABU AYES MONDAL | Left Front | 64,896 | 52.5% |
| 2 | NARAYAN HAZRA CHOUDHURY |  AITC | 47,998 | 38.8% |
| 3 | TARIT KANTI ROY | BJP | 4,157 | 3.4% |
| 4 | ASIT BARAN ROY | PDS | 2,110 | 1.7% |
| 5 | MIR MD. YEASIN | 1,241 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | NABA KUMAR MUKHERJEE | IND | 1,182 | 1.0% |
| 7 | DR. DHANAPATI DAS | 1,074 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | ANNADA BHATTACHARYYA | CPI(ML)(L) | 979 | 0.8% |
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 (249th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.1% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
249th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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27th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.5%AITC 38.8%OTH 8.7%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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