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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1960 by-elections
Canning
Winner — 1960 by-elections
S. KHATUN
INC 74.6%COM 17.8%4 others 7.7%
Votes
45,042
74.6% share
Winning margin
34,306
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Canning was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 34,306 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. KHATUN | 45,042 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | M.L. DUTTA | COM | 10,736 | 0.0% |
| 3 | L.K. SINHA | IND | 2,758 | 0.0% |
| 4 | S.R. MUKHERJEE | IND | 878 | 0.0% |
| 5 | P.B. MONDAL | IND | 813 | 0.0% |
| 6 | M. ISHAQUE | IND | 181 | 0.0% |
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?
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lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.1% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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269th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
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109th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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106th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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?
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