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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1971
Kakdwip
Winner — 1971
HRISHIKESH MAITY
CPM· Left
CPM 44.7%NCO 18.5%3 others 36.8%
Votes
27,775
44.7% share
Winning margin
16,253
26.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.8%
of 84,311
Kakdwip is a safe seat — HRISHIKESH MAITY won by 26.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HRISHIKESH MAITY | Left | 27,775 | 44.7% |
| 2 | HANASDWAJ DHARA | 11,522 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | BADUNB BAUTYA | Congress (R) | 9,298 | 14.9% |
| 4 | ASHOK KUMAR SAMANTA | BAC | 7,174 | 11.5% |
| 5 | KHAGEN ROY CHOWDHURY | Left | 6,427 | 10.3% |
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.
Low turnout (287th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 2.6% · max 53.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
287th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.7%NCO 18.5%INC 14.9%BAC 11.5%CPI 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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