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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 262 · 1967
Kalna
Winner — 1967
H . K . KONAR
CPM· United Front (1967, West Bengal)
CPM 47.6%INC 44.9%2 others 7.5%
Votes
22,128
47.6% share
Winning margin
1,251
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.0%
of 69,471
A closely fought contest. H . K . KONAR won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H . K . KONAR | Left | 22,128 | 47.6% |
| 2 | D . B . GHOSH | INC | 20,877 | 44.9% |
| 3 | N . K . ROY | Praja Socialist Party | 3,240 | 7.0% |
| 4 | K . DAS | IND | 266 | 0.6% |
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 (80th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 0.7% · max 96.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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80th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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104th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.6%INC 44.9%PSP 7.0%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
16 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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