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West Bengal · PC 23 · 2011 by-election
Kolkata Dakshin
Winner — 2011 by-election
Subrata Bakshi
All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 62.7%CPM 34.8%3 others 2.5%
Votes
5,16,761
62.7% share
Winning margin
2,30,099
27.9% of votes
Total votes cast
8,24,136
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subrata Bakshi |  AITC | 5,16,761 | 62.7% |
| 2 | R. Banerjee | 2,86,662 | 34.8% | |
| 3 | S.K. Biswas | IND | 8,068 | 1.0% |
| 4 | Debasis Ghosh | IND | 7,049 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Ranjit Kr.Dutta | IND | 5,596 | 0.7% |
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.
Low turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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41st of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
35th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 62.7%CPM 34.8%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Kolkata, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
27 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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