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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1977
Kandi
Winner — 1977
ATISH CHANDRA SINHA
INC· INC
INC 42.2%JNP 30.5%2 others 27.3%
Votes
24,518
42.2% share
Winning margin
6,790
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.2%
of 94,931
A clear win with a 11.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATISH CHANDRA SINHA | INC | 24,518 | 42.2% |
| 2 | JAGADISH SINHA | Janata | 17,728 | 30.5% |
| 3 | SWETA CHANDRA | Left Front | 14,698 | 25.3% |
| 4 | ABDUL SUKUR |  MUL | 1,167 | 2.0% |
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 (246th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.9% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
246th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
99th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.2%JNP 30.5%CPM 25.3%OTH 2.0%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.