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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1971
Kandi
Winner — 1971
ATISH CHANDRA SINHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 38.4%IND 20.9%4 others 40.7%
Votes
16,732
38.4% share
Winning margin
7,652
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.5%
of 79,821
Kandi is a safe seat — ATISH CHANDRA SINHA won by 17.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATISH CHANDRA SINHA | Congress (R) | 16,732 | 38.4% |
| 2 | MIRZA AJAHAP | IND | 9,080 | 20.9% |
| 3 | DAMODARDAS CHATTOPADHYAY | Left | 7,861 | 18.1% |
| 4 | SUHAS DAS | 4,653 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | GURUPADA CHOUDHURY | Left | 3,648 | 8.4% |
| 6 | NARENDRA NARAYAN BANERJEE | Grand Alliance | 1,560 | 3.6% |
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 (65th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 2.6% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
65th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
80th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.4%IND 20.9%CPM 18.1%RSP 10.7%CPI 8.4%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.