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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1982

Krishnagar West

Winner — 1982

AMRITENDU MUKHOPADHYAY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.5%INC 40.1%3 others 11.4%
Votes
32,833
48.5% share
Winning margin
5,728
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.5%
of 85,139

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMRITENDU MUKHOPADHYAY
Left Front
32,83348.5%
2
GOURI SANKAR DATTA
INC
27,10540.1%
3
ABU TAHER JANGI
IND
5,5308.2%
4
DILIP CHUNARI
IND
1,9722.9%
5
BIKAS PRAMANICK
IND
2140.3%

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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 4.1% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
34th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.91
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
232nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.5%INC 40.1%IND 8.2%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
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.

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