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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1972
Kaliganj
Winner — 1972
SHIB SANKAR BANDOPDCHAYAY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.2%CPM 34.0%2 others 24.8%
Votes
19,077
41.2% share
Winning margin
3,320
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.8%
of 73,853
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIB SANKAR BANDOPDCHAYAY | Congress (R) | 19,077 | 41.2% |
| 2 | MIR FAKIR MOHAMMAD | Left | 15,757 | 34.0% |
| 3 | RAME DRA NATH MUKHERJEE | IND | 8,536 | 18.4% |
| 4 | S.M. NARUL ISLAM |  MUL | 2,976 | 6.4% |
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.
Low turnout (278th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 3.0% · max 47.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
278th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
83rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.2%CPM 34.0%IND 18.4%MUL 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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