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West Bengal · PC 31 · 2024
Kanthi
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
ADHIKARI SOUMENDU
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.8%AITC 46.7%8 others 3.5%
Votes
7,63,195
49.9% share
Winning margin
47,764
3.1% of votes
Total votes cast
15,32,295
Candidates
10
Seat history
4 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADHIKARI SOUMENDU | NDA (NDA) | 7,63,195 | 49.9% |
| 2 | UTTAM BARIK SON OF LATE BIRENDRA BARIK |  AITCINDIA bloc | 7,15,431 | 46.7% |
| 3 | URBASI BANERJEE | INDIA bloc | 31,122 | 2.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 8,134 | 0.5% |
| 5 | BIDESH BASU MAITY | IND | 5,654 | 0.4% |
| 6 | MANAS PRADHAN | 2,529 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | UTTAM BARIK SON OF LATE NARAYAN BARIK | IND | 1,998 | 0.1% |
| 8 | MAKHAN LAL MAHAPATRA | 1,804 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | MD AHAMADULLAH KHAN | IND | 586 | 0.0% |
| 10 | ARJUN KUMAR MAITY | IND | 544 | 0.0% |
High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
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
BJP 49.9%AITC 46.7%OTH 2.9%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.63 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.