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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1991
Kulti
Winner — 1991
ACHARJE MANIK LAL
FBL
FBL 49.0%BJP 27.4%10 others 23.6%
Votes
43,030
49.0% share
Winning margin
18,956
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
59.7%
of 1,47,162
Kulti is a safe seat — ACHARJE MANIK LAL won by 21.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACHARJE MANIK LAL |  FBL | 43,030 | 49.0% |
| 2 | HRISHI KESH PAUTANDY | BJP | 24,074 | 27.4% |
| 3 | TUHIN SAMANTA | INC | 17,144 | 19.5% |
| 4 | M. D. MANSOOR | 920 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | QUDRUSH KHAN | JP | 687 | 0.8% |
| 6 | BHARAT PRASAT DUPTA | IND | 465 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MANOHAR YADAV | IND | 347 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DILIP SANYAL | IND | 342 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MOHIT MUKHERJEE | IND | 284 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SAMIR BHATTACHERJEE | IND | 217 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SHUKHU CHUDHARY | 179 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | MD. MUNSOOR ALAM | IND | 170 | 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 (118th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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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 49.0%BJP 27.4%INC 19.5%OTH 4.1%
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
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