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West Bengal · PC 12 · 2014
Krishnanagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
TAPAS PAUL
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 35.2%CPM 29.5%8 others 35.4%
Votes
4,38,789
35.2% share
Winning margin
71,255
5.7% of votes
Total votes cast
12,47,914
Candidates
10
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAS PAUL |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 4,38,789 | 35.2% |
| 2 | JHA SHANTANU | Left Front | 3,67,534 | 29.4% |
| 3 | SATYA BRATA MOOKHERJEE | NDA | 3,29,387 | 26.4% |
| 4 | AHMED RAZIA | UPA | 74,789 | 6.0% |
| 5 | SUBIMAL SENGUPTA | CPI(ML)(L) | 7,777 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,642 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KAMAL DATTA | 7,214 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | HARASHIT BISWAS | 6,168 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | MOLLA JAFORULLA | BMUP | 4,865 | 0.4% |
| 10 | AHAMED HOSSAIN | UPA | 3,749 | 0.3% |
Average turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 0.8% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
22nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
37th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 35.2%CPM 29.4%BJP 26.4%INC 6.0%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.