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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 157 · 2003 by-elections
Vidyasagar
Winner — 2003 by-elections
ANADI KUMAR SAHU
CPM 63.4%INC 29.2%6 others 7.4%
Votes
42,321
63.4% share
Winning margin
22,829
34.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Vidyasagar is a safe seat — ANADI KUMAR SAHU won by 34.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANADI KUMAR SAHU | 42,321 | 63.4% | |
| 2 | MAHUA MONDAL | 19,492 | 29.2% | |
| 3 | ASHOK SINHA | 3,577 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | SURENDRA KUMAR RABI DAS | 423 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | TAMAL SAHA | IND | 414 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SUKANTO MAJUMDER | IND | 194 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SAMIR SAHA | IND | 172 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ABHIJIT NAG | IND | 155 | 0.2% |
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 (94th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 2.1% · max 60.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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94th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
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293rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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78th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 63.4%INC 29.2%BJP 5.4%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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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.