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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 263 · 2011
Monteswar
Winner — 2011
CHOWDHURY MD HEDAYATULLAH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.2%AITC 45.3%5 others 7.4%
Votes
81,822
47.2% share
Winning margin
3,298
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
90.3%
of 1,91,823
Monteswar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 3,298 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOWDHURY MD HEDAYATULLAH | Left Front | 81,822 | 47.2% |
| 2 | ABU AYESH MONDAL |  AITCUPA | 78,524 | 45.3% |
| 3 | ABDUL KASED SHAIKH(KHOKAN BHAI) | PDCI | 4,890 | 2.8% |
| 4 | SAKSHI GOPAL GHOSH | BJP | 4,027 | 2.3% |
| 5 | SUNIL SOREN | JDP | 2,036 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SUKUMAR DAS | 1,064 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | ANNADA PRASAD BHATTACHORYYA | CPI(ML)(L) | 824 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (138th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.4% · max 90.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
138th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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174th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.2%AITC 45.3%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
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