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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Khanakul
Winner — 1972
BASUDEB HAJRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.7%CPM 35.9%1 others 3.4%
Votes
27,100
60.7% share
Winning margin
11,077
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.1%
of 76,840
Khanakul is a safe seat — BASUDEB HAJRA won by 24.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASUDEB HAJRA | Congress (R) | 27,100 | 60.7% |
| 2 | MADAN MOHAN SAHA | Left | 16,023 | 35.9% |
| 3 | PANCHANAN DIGPATI | 1,528 | 3.4% |
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 (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.3% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
191st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
256th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.7%CPM 35.9%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
16 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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