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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 150 · 1957
Kalighat
Winner — 1957
MANIKUNTALA SEN
CPI· Left
CPI 50.4%INC 47.9%1 others 1.7%
Votes
17,135
50.4% share
Winning margin
864
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
47.7%
of 71,261
A closely fought contest. MANIKUNTALA SEN won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIKUNTALA SEN | 17,135 | 50.4% | |
| 2 | BIVABATI MITRA | 16,271 | 47.9% | |
| 3 | AJIT KUMAR HAZRA | IND | 582 | 1.7% |
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.
Low turnout (274th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
274th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
98th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.4%INC 47.9%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
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