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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 245 · 1967
Kulti
Winner — 1967
J . SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 35.1%SSP 32.7%1 others 32.2%
Votes
12,327
35.1% share
Winning margin
847
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
52.2%
of 67,209
A closely fought contest. J . SHARMA won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J . SHARMA | INC | 12,327 | 35.1% |
| 2 | T . CHAKRABORTY | Samyukta Socialist Party | 11,480 | 32.7% |
| 3 | S . P . VERMA | BAC | 11,290 | 32.2% |
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 (242nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.4% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
242nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
24th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.1%SSP 32.7%BAC 32.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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