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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 105 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Canning West
Winner — 2006
DWIJAPADA MONDOL
CPM· Left Front
CPM 41.7%AITC 40.8%3 others 17.5%
Votes
64,749
41.7% share
Winning margin
1,446
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.6%
of 1,92,586
Canning West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,446 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWIJAPADA MONDOL | Left Front | 64,749 | 41.7% |
| 2 | GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR |  AITC | 63,303 | 40.8% |
| 3 | ARANAB ROY | INC | 14,803 | 9.5% |
| 4 | BADAL SARDAR | IND | 9,776 | 6.3% |
| 5 | ASHOKE MONDAL | IND | 2,663 | 1.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (257th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.5% · max 47.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
257th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
270th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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92nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 41.7%AITC 40.8%INC 9.5%IND 6.3%OTH 1.7%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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