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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Khargram
Winner — 1971
NARENDRA HALDAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 26.7%CPM 26.6%5 others 46.7%
Votes
9,557
26.7% share
Winning margin
19
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
41.9%
of 85,421
Khargram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 19 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARENDRA HALDAR | Congress (R) | 9,557 | 26.7% |
| 2 | DINABANDHU HAJHI | Left | 9,538 | 26.6% |
| 3 | GURU PADA DAS | IND | 4,830 | 13.5% |
| 4 | SAMAPENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHURY | Left | 4,522 | 12.6% |
| 5 | SHANKARI PRASAD DASS | 4,343 | 12.1% | |
| 6 | JITENDRA NATH MANDAL | BAC | 2,066 | 5.8% |
| 7 | MONDAL SUDHIR KUMAR | 949 | 2.6% |
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.
High turnout (24th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.1% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
24th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.70
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
216th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.7%CPM 26.6%IND 13.5%CPI 12.6%RSP 12.1%BAC 5.8%OTH 2.6%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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