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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 282 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Ketugram
Winner — 1996
MAJHI TAMAL
CPM· Left Front
CPM 56.6%INC 36.3%2 others 7.0%
Votes
66,613
56.6% share
Winning margin
23,894
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,47,418
Ketugram is a safe seat — MAJHI TAMAL won by 20.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAJHI TAMAL | Left Front | 66,613 | 56.6% |
| 2 | NARAYAN CHANDRA PODDAR | INC | 42,719 | 36.3% |
| 3 | CHAND KUMAR SAHA | BJP | 7,437 | 6.3% |
| 4 | SABITA DALUI | IND | 840 | 0.7% |
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 (263rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 0.4% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
263rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
248th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
19th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.6%INC 36.3%BJP 6.3%OTH 0.7%
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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