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West Bengal · PC 31 · 2009

Kanthi

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

ADHIKARI SISIR KUMAR
AITC· UPA (UPA)
AITC 54.0%CPM 42.5%2 others 3.6%
Votes
6,06,712
54.0% share
Winning margin
1,29,103
11.5% of votes
Total votes cast
11,24,447
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADHIKARI SISIR KUMAR
AITC
UPA (UPA)
6,06,71254.0%
2
PRASANTA PRADHAN
Left Front
4,77,60942.5%
3
AMALESH MISHRA
NDA
31,9522.8%
4
PATRA RASHBEHARI
8,1740.7%

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 51.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
2nd of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
33rd of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.0%CPM 42.5%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%

What's nearby?

8 locations
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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.

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