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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 272 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Khandaghosh

Winner — 1991

DAULA SHIBA PRASAD
CPM· Left Front
CPM 64.9%INC 25.7%1 others 9.3%
Votes
66,913
65.0% share
Winning margin
40,429
39.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.3%
of 1,28,298

Khandaghosh is a safe seat — DAULA SHIBA PRASAD won by 39.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAULA SHIBA PRASAD
Left Front
66,91365.0%
2
SRI SANKAR NATH MAJI
INC
26,48425.7%
3
ASHOKE SANTRA
BJP
9,6299.3%

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.

Average turnout (127th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
127th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
4th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 65.0%INC 25.7%BJP 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%

What's nearby?

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