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West Bengal · PC 11 · 1996
Krishnagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
AJOAY MUKHOPADHYAY
CPM· United Front
CPM 45.9%INC 41.6%11 others 12.5%
Votes
4,08,389
45.9% share
Winning margin
38,910
4.4% of votes
Total votes cast
8,89,026
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJOAY MUKHOPADHYAY | United Front | 4,08,389 | 45.9% |
| 2 | SRI JYOTIRMOY BHATTACHARYA | INC | 3,69,479 | 41.6% |
| 3 | CHUNI LAL DATTA | BJP | 71,289 | 8.0% |
| 4 | ARIJIT MITTER | CPI(ML)(L) | 10,968 | 1.2% |
| 5 | KHODA BAKSH SK. | IND | 10,108 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAGHUNATH BANERJEE | 6,422 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | SRIMANTA MAZUMDAR | 3,274 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | ABUL QUASEM | IND | 2,573 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SEKH RAHAM (RAHAMAN) |  MULUnited Front | 2,215 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SWAPAN PATRA | IND | 1,683 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SEKH SUKCHAND | 984 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | RANJIT KUMAR BOSE | AIIC(T) | 975 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SARKAR SREE DHIRENDRA NATH | IND | 667 | 0.1% |
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 (17th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.1% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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17th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
21st of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.9%INC 41.6%BJP 8.0%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
Figures are for Murshidabad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
36 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.