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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1996
Bally
Winner — 1996
KANIKA GANGULY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.5%INC 36.2%8 others 13.3%
Votes
54,996
50.5% share
Winning margin
15,627
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,57,857
A clear win with a 14.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANIKA GANGULY | Left Front | 54,996 | 50.5% |
| 2 | BANI KUMAR SINGHA | INC | 39,369 | 36.2% |
| 3 | RAKHAL DAS | BJP | 12,903 | 11.9% |
| 4 | TAPAN BHOWMICK | IND | 360 | 0.3% |
| 5 | MRIDUL CHATTERJEE | IND | 283 | 0.3% |
| 6 | NARAYAN BHADRA | IND | 230 | 0.2% |
| 7 | GOUTAM MAJUMDAR | IND | 220 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SAILENDRA CHOUDHURY | IND | 179 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DINESH DAS | IND | 153 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SAMBHU DEY | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
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 (279th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 0.6% · max 49.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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279th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
287th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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251st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.5%INC 36.2%BJP 11.9%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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