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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1996
Naihati
Winner — 1996
RANJIT KUNDU
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.4%INC 40.7%4 others 6.9%
Votes
66,522
52.4% share
Winning margin
14,765
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.5%
of 1,55,941
A clear win with a 11.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANJIT KUNDU | Left Front | 66,522 | 52.4% |
| 2 | ADHIKARY TARUN | INC | 51,757 | 40.7% |
| 3 | ASHUTOSH BAUL | BJP | 5,881 | 4.6% |
| 4 | MINA PAL | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,563 | 1.2% |
| 5 | RAMCHANDRA MONDAL | 1,000 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | MOTI CHAND PRASAD | IND | 306 | 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.
High turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.3% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
20th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
215th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.4%INC 40.7%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.