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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 232 · 1962
Khandaghosh
Winner — 1962
JAHAR LAL BANERJEE
INC· INC
INC 53.0%IND 19.0%5 others 28.0%
Votes
14,867
53.0% share
Winning margin
9,541
34.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
41.1%
of 68,212
Khandaghosh is a safe seat — JAHAR LAL BANERJEE won by 34.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAHAR LAL BANERJEE | INC | 14,867 | 53.0% |
| 2 | PHAKIR CHANDRA ROY | IND | 5,326 | 19.0% |
| 3 | ABDUL MANNAN | Praja Socialist Party | 2,808 | 10.0% |
| 4 | MAHAMMAD ABDUS SATTAR | SBP | 2,132 | 7.6% |
| 5 | AMBUJA BHUSAN BASU | IND | 1,409 | 5.0% |
| 6 | SRIPATHI CHARAN GHOSE | WPI | 1,114 | 4.0% |
| 7 | SK. AKKAS ALI | IND | 382 | 1.4% |
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.
Average turnout (175th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
175th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
168th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.0%IND 19.0%PSP 10.0%SBP 7.6%IND 5.0%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
35 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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