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West Bengal · PC 14 · 2014Reserved (SC)
Bangaon
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
KAPIL KRISHNA THAKUR
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 42.9%CPM 31.5%10 others 25.5%
Votes
5,51,213
42.9% share
Winning margin
1,46,601
11.4% of votes
Total votes cast
12,83,688
Candidates
12
Seat history
1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAPIL KRISHNA THAKUR |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 5,51,213 | 42.9% |
| 2 | DEBESH DAS | Left Front | 4,04,612 | 31.5% |
| 3 | K.D. BISWAS | NDA | 2,44,783 | 19.1% |
| 4 | ILA MONDAL | UPA | 43,866 | 3.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 9,965 | 0.8% |
| 6 | CHANDAN MALLICK | 9,207 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | PRANITA MANDAL | IND | 8,738 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SWAPAN MONDAL | 3,589 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | TARAPADA BISWAS | AMB | 2,848 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SHYAM PRASAD MONDAL | PDS | 2,624 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SARAT CHANDRA MANDAL | RAHM | 1,172 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PINAKI RANJAN BHARATI | TRMRPPI | 1,071 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 2.2% · max 20.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
20th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
39th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 42.9%CPM 31.5%BJP 19.1%OTH 5.7%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
Figures are for North Twenty Four Parganas, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.