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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Mandirbazar
Winner — 2026
JOYDEB HALDER S/O - KARTICK CHANDRA HALDER
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 43.9%BJP 42.9%10 others 13.2%
Votes
93,686
43.9% share
Winning margin
1,995
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
96.1%
of 2,22,142
Mandirbazar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,995 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOYDEB HALDER S/O - KARTICK CHANDRA HALDER |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 93,686 | 43.9% |
| 2 | MALLIKA PAIK W/O - ASHOK PAIK | 91,691 | 43.0% | |
| 3 | ASHOKE KUMAR GAYEN | AISF | 21,943 | 10.3% |
| 4 | CHAND SARADER | 1,159 | 0.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,036 | 0.5% |
| 6 | MALLIKA MONDAL | IND | 866 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SISIR KUMAR MONDAL | 793 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | MALLIKA PAIK W/O - SUSHEN PAIK | IND | 671 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHIBANI MANDAL | 587 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | ANANYA NASKAR | MPOI | 359 | 0.2% |
| 11 | JAYDEB HALDER S/O - SANATAN HALDER | IND | 286 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SUBRATA NASKAR | AJUP | 152 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.6% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
47th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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253rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 43.9%BJP 43.0%AISF 10.3%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.41 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?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.