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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1996
Behala East
Winner — 1996
KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 49.9%INC 45.3%3 others 4.8%
Votes
98,593
49.9% share
Winning margin
9,134
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.4%
of 2,48,796
A closely fought contest. KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMKUM CHAKRABORTI | Left Front | 98,593 | 49.9% |
| 2 | SONALI GUHA | INC | 89,459 | 45.3% |
| 3 | KRISHNA DHAN CHATTERJEE | BJP | 8,500 | 4.3% |
| 4 | BIPLAB HALDER | 674 | 0.3% | |
| 5 | ILA CHAKRABORTY | IND | 349 | 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.
Low turnout (245th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.3% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
245th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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124th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.9%INC 45.3%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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