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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 219 · 1982Reserved (SC)
Keshpur
Winner — 1982
KUMAR HIMANSU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 55.9%INC 42.9%1 others 1.2%
Votes
48,868
55.9% share
Winning margin
11,395
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
89.2%
of 97,910
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMAR HIMANSU | Left Front | 48,868 | 55.9% |
| 2 | RAJANI KANTA DOLOI | INC | 37,473 | 42.9% |
| 3 | PRABHAT PATRA | IND | 1,014 | 1.2% |
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 (211th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 0.3% · max 81.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
211th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
259th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
222nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.9%INC 42.9%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.