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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 138 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Canning Paschim
Winner — 2011
SHYAMAL MONDAL
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 53.4%CPM 40.5%2 others 6.1%
Votes
81,736
53.4% share
Winning margin
19,614
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
86.1%
of 1,77,849
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAMAL MONDAL |  AITCAITC + INC | 81,736 | 53.4% |
| 2 | JAYDEB PURKAIT | Left Front | 62,122 | 40.5% |
| 3 | MANOJIT MONDAL | BJP | 6,108 | 4.0% |
| 4 | AJIT KUMAR MAJUMDAR | 3,236 | 2.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (23rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.1% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
23rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
61st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.4%CPM 40.5%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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