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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Sankrail
Winner — 1996
SITAL KUMAR SARDAR
INC· INC
INC 47.0%CPM 43.5%3 others 9.5%
Votes
65,599
47.0% share
Winning margin
4,988
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.5%
of 1,79,822
A closely fought contest. SITAL KUMAR SARDAR won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITAL KUMAR SARDAR | INC | 65,599 | 47.0% |
| 2 | BASUDEB DHALI | Left Front | 60,611 | 43.5% |
| 3 | RAMESH CHANDRA SARDAR | BJP | 12,495 | 9.0% |
| 4 | AJIT MONDAL | 514 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | PRASAD SUPHAL CHAND | IND | 231 | 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 (281st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.0% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
281st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
118th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.0%CPM 43.5%BJP 9.0%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,50,029
Density
3306 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,467 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 26.2%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation74.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated87.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate80.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Clean cooking fuel61.9%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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