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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 113 · 1962
Kalighat
Winner — 1962
BEVA MITRA
INC· INC
INC 51.2%CPI 46.8%1 others 2.0%
Votes
19,772
51.2% share
Winning margin
1,686
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.0%
of 56,003
A closely fought contest. BEVA MITRA won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEVA MITRA | INC | 19,772 | 51.2% |
| 2 | MANI KUNTALA SEN | Left | 18,086 | 46.8% |
| 3 | SATINDRA NATH ROY CHOWDHURY | SOC | 760 | 2.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (254th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.0% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
254th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
155th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.2%CPI 46.8%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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