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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 211 · 2001

Contai South

Winner — 2001

ADHIKARY SISIR
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 52.6%CPI 41.3%2 others 6.1%
Votes
62,786
52.6% share
Winning margin
13,555
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.0%
of 1,50,899

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADHIKARY SISIR
AITC
AITC + INC
62,78652.6%
2
SUKHENDU MAITI
Left Front
49,23141.3%
3
AMALENDU PAHARI
BJP
5,1814.3%
4
KALPANA JANA (DAS)
IND
2,0911.8%

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 (132nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 4.7% · max 62.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
132nd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
254th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
292nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 52.6%CPI 41.3%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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