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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1996
Karimpur
Winner — 1996
CHITTARANJAN BISWAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.6%INC 32.6%5 others 19.9%
Votes
64,561
47.6% share
Winning margin
20,346
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.3%
of 1,59,147
A clear win with a 15.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTARANJAN BISWAS | Left Front | 64,561 | 47.6% |
| 2 | CHIRA RANJAN MANDAL | INC | 44,215 | 32.6% |
| 3 | NABAKUMAR MONDAL | BJP | 24,865 | 18.3% |
| 4 | ASUTOSH PAL | IND | 1,181 | 0.9% |
| 5 | IMAN MONDAL | IND | 342 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SUDHANSU KUMAR BISWAS | IND | 299 | 0.2% |
| 7 | TAMESH PAL | AIIC(T) | 291 | 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 (273rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.3% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
273rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
127th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.6%INC 32.6%BJP 18.3%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.