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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Kalchini

Winner — 1972

DENIS LAKRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.5%RSP 37.8%1 others 10.7%
Votes
15,447
51.5% share
Winning margin
4,094
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.8%
of 49,315

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DENIS LAKRA
Congress (R)
15,44751.5%
2
JOHN ARTHER BAXLA URAON
11,35337.8%
3
PHILIP MINJ
IND
3,20310.7%

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 (96th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
96th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
263rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
34th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%RSP 37.8%IND 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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