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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1977
Kabitirtha
Winner — 1977
KALIMUDDIN SHAMS
FBL
FBL 51.7%INC 28.1%5 others 20.2%
Votes
28,311
51.7% share
Winning margin
12,908
23.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
45.9%
of 1,19,243
Kabitirtha is a safe seat — KALIMUDDIN SHAMS won by 23.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALIMUDDIN SHAMS |  FBL | 28,311 | 51.7% |
| 2 | RAM PYARE RAM | INC | 15,403 | 28.1% |
| 3 | NOOR AHAMMED | Janata | 10,244 | 18.7% |
| 4 | SHANTI ROY | IND | 306 | 0.6% |
| 5 | MOHAN LAL AGARWALL | IND | 202 | 0.4% |
| 6 | SACHIN NAG | IND | 170 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SUKHA RANJAN DAS | IND | 121 | 0.2% |
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 (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.5% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
131st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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114th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 51.7%INC 28.1%JNP 18.7%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.