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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1971
Krishnagar West
Winner — 1971
AMRITENDU MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left
CPM 50.8%INC 26.0%5 others 23.2%
Votes
20,003
50.8% share
Winning margin
9,746
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.3%
of 66,424
Krishnagar West is a safe seat — AMRITENDU MUKHERJEE won by 24.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMRITENDU MUKHERJEE | Left | 20,003 | 50.8% |
| 2 | BHATTACHARYA MOHADER CHANDR | Congress (R) | 10,257 | 26.0% |
| 3 | DEPESH SINHA | Left | 4,390 | 11.2% |
| 4 | MD. MOZAMMEL HOQUF NANDAI | SML | 2,204 | 5.6% |
| 5 | BIJON KUMAR CHAKRAVORTY | BAC | 1,454 | 3.7% |
| 6 | AMULYA KUMAAR SAHA | 871 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | SATYA SARAN MAJUMDAR | IND | 204 | 0.5% |
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 (194th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.2% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
194th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
164th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.8%INC 26.0%CPI 11.2%SML 5.6%OTH 6.4%
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
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