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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 91 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

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Winner — 1951

KANAI LAL BHATTACHARYA
FBL(MG)
Also elected — same seat
KRIPA SINDHU SHAW
FBL(MG)· 21,802 votes
FBL(MG) 27.4%FBL(MG) 22.0%14 others 50.6%
Votes
27,087
27.4% share
Winning margin
10,812
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
48.1%
of 1,02,867

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANAI LAL BHATTACHARYA
FBL(MG)
27,08727.4%
2
KRIPA SINDHU SHAW
FBL(MG)
21,80222.0%
3
SUSHIL KUMAR BANDOPADHYAY
INC
16,27516.4%
4
ARABINDA GAYEN
INC
15,30715.5%
5
NITYANANDA BHUNYE
IND
2,9813.0%
6
BALAI LAL PACHAL
IND
2,2072.2%
7
PRAFULLA KUMAR MUKHOPADHYAY
IND
2,1412.2%
8
MADAN MOHAN ROY
IND
2,0752.1%
9
MONHAR DAS
IND
2,0312.0%
10
KANAI LAL BANDOPADHYA
BJS
2,0162.0%
11
SUBODH CHANDRA CHOWDHURY
IND
1,2041.2%
12
JOGENDRA NATH SINHA
RRP
1,1771.2%
13
ALAM MOHAMMAD MIDDEY
IND
1,0201.0%
14
PADMA RANI SABUI
IND
7730.8%
15
SISIR KUMAR DASS
IND
5370.5%
16
BIBHUTI SAHA
IND
3170.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.6% · max 31.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
150th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
236th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL(MG) 27.4%FBL(MG) 22.0%INC 16.4%INC 15.5%OTH 18.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Zamindar House at Banamalipara

Zamindar House at Banamalipara

🏯PalaceWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Aatchala terracotta temple

Aatchala terracotta temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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