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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2001
Kandi
Winner — 2001
ATISH CHANDRA SINHA
INC· AITC + INC
INC 51.3%CPI 29.7%5 others 19.0%
Votes
64,060
51.3% share
Winning margin
26,960
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,81,320
Kandi is a safe seat — ATISH CHANDRA SINHA won by 21.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATISH CHANDRA SINHA | AITC + INC | 64,060 | 51.3% |
| 2 | CHANDAN SEN | Left Front | 37,100 | 29.7% |
| 3 | ABDUL AZIZ SK. | PDS | 11,244 | 9.0% |
| 4 | PRABAL KANTI SINGHA ROY | BJP | 6,705 | 5.4% |
| 5 | SWAPNA DAS | IND | 2,620 | 2.1% |
| 6 | FAJLE ALAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,605 | 1.3% |
| 7 | MANOWAR HOSSAIN SK. | IND | 1,602 | 1.3% |
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 (246th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.9% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
246th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
99th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.3%CPI 29.7%PDS 9.0%BJP 5.4%OTH 4.7%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.