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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1962
Krishnagar
Winner — 1962
KASHI KANTA MAITRA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 46.8%INC 35.4%3 others 17.8%
Votes
14,510
46.8% share
Winning margin
3,513
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.0%
of 70,592
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASHI KANTA MAITRA | Praja Socialist Party | 14,510 | 46.8% |
| 2 | JAGANNATH MAJUMDER | INC | 10,997 | 35.4% |
| 3 | SATYA SARAN MAJUMDAR | IND | 3,372 | 10.9% |
| 4 | RABINDRA NATH ROY | FB | 1,900 | 6.1% |
| 5 | RAM KRISHNA LAHIRI | IND | 248 | 0.8% |
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.
High turnout (24th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.1% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
24th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.70
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
216th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 46.8%INC 35.4%IND 10.9%FB 6.1%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.