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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Khandaghosh
Winner — 1972
MONORANJAN PRAMANIK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 62.8%CPM 37.2%
Votes
29,463
62.8% share
Winning margin
12,012
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
63.5%
of 73,841
Khandaghosh is a safe seat — MONORANJAN PRAMANIK won by 25.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONORANJAN PRAMANIK | Congress (R) | 29,463 | 62.8% |
| 2 | PURNA CHANDRA MALIK | Left | 17,451 | 37.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (149th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 2.2% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
149th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
82nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.8%CPM 37.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
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