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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1985 by-elections

Kranti

Winner — 1985 by-elections

S.RAHA
CPM 56.2%INC 38.5%3 others 5.3%
Votes
40,918
56.1% share
Winning margin
12,832
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
5

Kranti was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 12,832 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.RAHA
40,9180.0%
2
S.K.BOSE(BHOMBAL)
28,0860.0%
3
B.S.ROY
IND
2,2840.0%
4
C.R.DEY
IND
1,3030.0%
5
D.ROY
IND
2770.0%

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 (89th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.6% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
89th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
290th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
267th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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