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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1982
Kulti
Winner — 1982
MADHU BENERJEE
FBL
FBL 51.4%INC 39.5%10 others 9.0%
Votes
31,864
51.4% share
Winning margin
7,360
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.0%
of 99,884
A clear win with a 11.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADHU BENERJEE |  FBL | 31,864 | 51.4% |
| 2 | GOPAL DAS NAG | INC | 24,504 | 39.5% |
| 3 | CHAKRABORTY TARAKNATH | 1,305 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | HARI SANKAR RAI | 966 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | BHOLA PRASAD BHAGAT | 860 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | SUNIL GHOSH | IND | 645 | 1.0% |
| 7 | AMULLYA BOURI | IND | 564 | 0.9% |
| 8 | HIRALAL PODDAR | IND | 557 | 0.9% |
| 9 | LAKSHAN SHARMA | IND | 263 | 0.4% |
| 10 | CHHOTELAL JOSHI | IND | 196 | 0.3% |
| 11 | PRALAY NACHAN MONDAL | IND | 176 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BRIJ BIHAR TIWARI | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
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 (118th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
118th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
166th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 51.4%INC 39.5%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BaluchariGI🏷️Bengal DokraGI🏷️Terracotta CraftGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.