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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 272 · 2011
Mangalkot
Winner — 2011
SAHAJAHAN CHOUDHURY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.2%AITC 46.1%3 others 7.6%
Votes
81,316
46.2% share
Winning margin
126
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.8%
of 2,02,627
Mangalkot was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 126 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAHAJAHAN CHOUDHURY | Left Front | 81,316 | 46.2% |
| 2 | APURBA CHAUDHURI |  AITCUPA | 81,190 | 46.1% |
| 3 | ALOKE TARANGA GOSWAMI | BJP | 7,224 | 4.1% |
| 4 | ANIL KUMAR MARDI | JDP | 3,567 | 2.0% |
| 5 | SUKUMAR MALIK | 2,630 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (127th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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127th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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4th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.2%AITC 46.1%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.00 Cr
A 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?
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