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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 168 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Canning
Winner — 1957
ABDUS SHOKUR
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
KHAGENDA NATH NASKAR
INC· 29,779 votes
INC 30.5%INC 28.6%3 others 40.8%
Votes
31,756
30.5% share
Winning margin
10,564
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.9%
of 1,37,375
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUS SHOKUR | 31,756 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | KHAGENDA NATH NASKAR | 29,779 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | MANIK LAL DUTTA | 21,192 | 20.4% | |
| 4 | LALIT KUMAR SINHA | 15,491 | 14.9% | |
| 5 | DHIRENDRA NATH MONDAL | IND | 5,795 | 5.6% |
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 (269th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.1% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
269th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
106th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.5%INC 28.6%CPI 20.4%CPI 14.9%IND 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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