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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1957
Karandighi
Winner — 1957
PHANIS CHANDRA SINHA
INC· INC
INC 57.5%PSP 32.3%1 others 10.2%
Votes
8,947
57.5% share
Winning margin
3,931
25.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
32.2%
of 48,349
Karandighi is a safe seat — PHANIS CHANDRA SINHA won by 25.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHANIS CHANDRA SINHA | 8,947 | 57.5% | |
| 2 | SAHABUDDIN AHMAD | 5,016 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | SAJAD ALI | IND | 1,588 | 10.2% |
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 (293rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.9% · min 0.9% · max 84.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
293rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
28th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.5%PSP 32.3%IND 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
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