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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Kaliaganj
Winner — 1971
ROY DEBENDRA NATH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.5%CPM 29.3%3 others 15.2%
Votes
21,968
55.5% share
Winning margin
10,365
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.4%
of 65,639
Kaliaganj is a safe seat — ROY DEBENDRA NATH won by 26.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROY DEBENDRA NATH | Congress (R) | 21,968 | 55.5% |
| 2 | NANI GOPAI ROY | Left | 11,603 | 29.3% |
| 3 | SARKAR AMRITALAL | Left | 3,000 | 7.6% |
| 4 | SYAMA PRASAD BARMAN | 1,648 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | HEMANTA KUMAR RAY | BAC | 1,391 | 3.5% |
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 (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.8% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
227th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
268th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
48th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.5%CPM 29.3%CPI 7.6%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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