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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Sandeshkhali
Winner — 1977
KUMUD RANJAN BISWAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 60.6%INC 20.7%5 others 18.6%
Votes
32,907
60.6% share
Winning margin
21,647
39.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.1%
of 91,917
Sandeshkhali is a safe seat — KUMUD RANJAN BISWAS won by 39.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMUD RANJAN BISWAS | Left Front | 32,907 | 60.6% |
| 2 | RAMAJIT KUMAR DAS | INC | 11,260 | 20.7% |
| 3 | ANANTA KUMAR BAIDYA | Janata | 8,499 | 15.7% |
| 4 | CHANDRA KANTA SARKAR | IND | 771 | 1.4% |
| 5 | BINBHUTI BHUSAN MONDAL | IND | 444 | 0.8% |
| 6 | ABHIMANYA DAS | IND | 285 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SUNIL KUMAR NAYAK | IND | 123 | 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 (91st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.8% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
91st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
220th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 60.6%INC 20.7%JNP 15.7%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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