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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 9 · 19572 seats · 1 ST
Kalchini
Winner — 1957
DEBENDRA NATH BRAHMA MANDAL
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
ANIMA HOARE
INC· 24,664 votes
INC 28.3%INC 23.6%4 others 48.1%
Votes
29,625
28.3% share
Winning margin
11,584
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.5%
of 1,17,531
A clear win with a 11.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBENDRA NATH BRAHMA MANDAL | 29,625 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | ANIMA HOARE | 24,664 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | A. H. BESTERWITCH | IND | 18,041 | 17.2% |
| 4 | MANGAL BHAGAT | 14,459 | 13.8% | |
| 5 | STEPHEN KUJUR | IND | 12,738 | 12.2% |
| 6 | AMIL KUMAR GHOSE | IND | 5,159 | 4.9% |
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.
High turnout (13th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 3.8% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
13th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
194th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.3%INC 23.6%IND 17.2%PSP 13.8%IND 12.2%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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