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West Bengal · PC 31 · 2019
Kanthi
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
Adhikari Sisir
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.0%BJP 42.1%6 others 7.9%
Votes
7,11,872
50.0% share
Winning margin
1,11,668
7.8% of votes
Total votes cast
14,24,247
Candidates
8
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.79 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total
AITC
High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 51.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
2nd of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
33rd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.0%BJP 42.1%CPM 5.3%OTH 1.9%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.79 Cr
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 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.