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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 236 · 2006
Arsa
Winner — 2006
PRABHAT MAHATO
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 47.2%INC 18.8%8 others 34.1%
Votes
51,379
47.1% share
Winning margin
30,910
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.6%
of 1,44,077
Arsa is a safe seat — PRABHAT MAHATO won by 28.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABHAT MAHATO | Left Front | 51,379 | 47.1% |
| 2 | BIBHUTI BHUSAN MAHATO | INC | 20,469 | 18.8% |
| 3 | AJIT PRASAD MAHATO | 13,251 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | SABUJ CHANDRA HEMBRAM | IND | 6,253 | 5.7% |
| 5 | SUSHEN CHANDRA MAJHI |  AITC | 6,084 | 5.6% |
| 6 | RAJESH KUMAR MAHATO | IND | 4,338 | 4.0% |
| 7 | KANCHAN MUDI | 3,282 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | SARADA PRASAD MAJHI | JDP | 1,518 | 1.4% |
| 9 | GOPAL SINGH BABU | IND | 1,468 | 1.4% |
| 10 | FALGUNI KUIRY | IND | 924 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (160th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.4% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
160th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
173rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 47.1%INC 18.8%JMM 12.2%IND 5.7%AITC 5.6%OTH 10.6%
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?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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