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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Sandeshkhali
Winner — 1996
KANTI BISWAS
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.6%INC 36.4%3 others 9.0%
Votes
65,467
54.6% share
Winning margin
21,878
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.1%
of 1,44,165
Sandeshkhali is a safe seat — KANTI BISWAS won by 18.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANTI BISWAS | Left Front | 65,467 | 54.6% |
| 2 | RANJIT KUMARDAS | INC | 43,589 | 36.4% |
| 3 | DINABANDHU GAYEN | BJP | 8,205 | 6.8% |
| 4 | AJOY DAS | IND | 1,655 | 1.4% |
| 5 | RADHASHYAM BIR | IND | 912 | 0.8% |
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.
Average turnout (91st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.8% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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91st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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220th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.6%INC 36.4%BJP 6.8%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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