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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Khajuri
Winner — 1972
BIMAL PAIK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.7%CPM 25.9%3 others 12.4%
Votes
28,003
61.7% share
Winning margin
16,250
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.1%
of 69,771
Khajuri is a safe seat — BIMAL PAIK won by 35.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIMAL PAIK | Congress (R) | 28,003 | 61.7% |
| 2 | JAGADISH CHANDRA DAS | Left | 11,753 | 25.9% |
| 3 | ABANTI KUMAR DAS | 3,759 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | SANKHARANI MIDYA | 1,166 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | MEGHNAD MONDAL | IND | 725 | 1.6% |
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 (137th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.9% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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137th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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37th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.7%CPM 25.9%NCO 8.3%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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