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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 240 · 2021
Baghmundi
Winner — 2021
Sushanta Mahato
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 36.8%AJSUP 30.0%5 others 33.2%
Votes
75,905
36.8% share
Winning margin
13,969
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.1%
of 2,51,343
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sushanta Mahato |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 75,905 | 36.8% |
| 2 | Ashutosh Mahato | 61,936 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Nepal Chandra Mahato | 51,046 | 24.7% | |
| 4 | Debranjan Mahato | 11,842 | 5.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,386 | 1.2% |
| 6 | Pashupati Mahato | AMB | 2,000 | 1.0% |
| 7 | Mrityunjoy Singh Babu | 1,188 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 3.4% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
231st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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54th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 36.8%AJSUP 30.0%INC 24.7%AIFB 5.7%OTH 1.5%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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