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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Kaliaganj
Winner — 1972
DEBENDRA NATH ROY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 68.4%CPM 27.3%2 others 4.3%
Votes
24,243
68.4% share
Winning margin
14,562
41.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
53.1%
of 66,722
Kaliaganj is a safe seat — DEBENDRA NATH ROY won by 41.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBENDRA NATH ROY | Congress (R) | 24,243 | 68.4% |
| 2 | NANI GOPAL ROY | Left | 9,681 | 27.3% |
| 3 | KAILAS SARKAR | 1,050 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | BIJOY KUMAR SARKAR | 485 | 1.4% |
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 (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean41.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.8% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
227th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
268th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
48th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.4%CPM 27.3%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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