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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 75 · 1977
Krishnagar East
Winner — 1977
KASHIKANTA MAITRA
JNP· Janata
JNP 43.1%CPM 42.7%2 others 14.2%
Votes
20,649
43.1% share
Winning margin
204
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.6%
of 81,812
Krishnagar East was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 204 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASHIKANTA MAITRA | Janata | 20,649 | 43.1% |
| 2 | SADHAN CHTTOPADHDYAY | Left Front | 20,445 | 42.7% |
| 3 | RADHA RAMAN SAHA | INC | 5,062 | 10.6% |
| 4 | HARAPRASAD MAHURI | IND | 1,750 | 3.6% |
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.
High turnout (37th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.4% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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37th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
260th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 43.1%CPM 42.7%INC 10.6%OTH 3.6%
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
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