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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 293 · 1996
Nalhati
Winner — 1996
KALIMUDDIN SHAMS
FBL
FBL 48.5%INC 37.5%9 others 14.1%
Votes
51,401
48.5% share
Winning margin
11,686
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
80.5%
of 1,31,748
A clear win with a 11.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALIMUDDIN SHAMS |  FBL | 51,401 | 48.5% |
| 2 | SHARIF HOSSAIN (DALIM MASTER) | INC | 39,715 | 37.5% |
| 3 | RAM GOPAL BHATTAR | BJP | 9,598 | 9.1% |
| 4 | OLI ABAD | IND | 1,207 | 1.1% |
| 5 | SUBHAS GHOSH (SUBOL) | IND | 1,140 | 1.1% |
| 6 | BHABANI CHATTERJEE | FB(S) | 1,087 | 1.0% |
| 7 | MEHEBUB ALI | IND | 951 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SUDHIR KUMAR PAL | IND | 296 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHAIKH SAGIR | 251 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | DUKARI SAHA | INL | 230 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SONATAN FULMALI | IND | 164 | 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.
High turnout (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 3.0% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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52nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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163rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 48.5%INC 37.5%BJP 9.1%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.