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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Khandaghosh
Winner — 1967
P . DHIBAR
INC· INC
INC 45.0%SSP 40.4%1 others 14.6%
Votes
13,548
45.0% share
Winning margin
1,399
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
46.0%
of 65,338
A closely fought contest. P . DHIBAR won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P . DHIBAR | INC | 13,548 | 45.0% |
| 2 | G . PAKRAY | Samyukta Socialist Party | 12,149 | 40.4% |
| 3 | T . MALIK |  FBL | 4,390 | 14.6% |
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 (149th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 2.2% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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149th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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82nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.0%SSP 40.4%FBL 14.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.