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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Magrahat Purba
Winner — 2021
NAMITA SAHA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.8%BJP 27.6%6 others 18.6%
Votes
1,10,945
53.8% share
Winning margin
54,079
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.1%
of 2,42,276
Magrahat Purba is a safe seat — NAMITA SAHA won by 26.2%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAMITA SAHA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,10,945 | 53.8% |
| 2 | CHANDAN KUMAR NASKAR | NDA | 56,866 | 27.6% |
| 3 | CHANDAN SAHA | 33,822 | 16.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,480 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SANJAY MANDAL | 1,209 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | SUDIPTA SANFUI | IND | 939 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SOMNATH SARKAR | IND | 459 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BISWAJIT BISWAS | IND | 433 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.6% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
62nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
279th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.8%BJP 27.6%CPM 16.4%OTH 1.5%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.