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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 276 · 1996
Kalna
Winner — 1996
ANJU KAR
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.4%INC 40.4%6 others 7.2%
Votes
72,329
52.4% share
Winning margin
16,504
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
87.3%
of 1,58,187
A clear win with a 12.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANJU KAR | Left Front | 72,329 | 52.4% |
| 2 | LAKSHMAN KUMAR ROY | INC | 55,825 | 40.4% |
| 3 | BISWANATH GHOSH | BJP | 6,400 | 4.6% |
| 4 | BAIDYANATH MURMU | 2,201 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | JAGANNATH MONDAL | CPI(ML)(L) | 729 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RABINDRANATH HALDAR | IND | 225 | 0.2% |
| 7 | RANU GOLDAR | IND | 167 | 0.1% |
| 8 | PAL SUKANTA | IND | 163 | 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 (258th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
258th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
30th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.4%INC 40.4%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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