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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2001

Kaliganj

Winner — 2001

DHANANJOY MODAK
RSP· Left Front
RSP 36.7%AITC 26.3%5 others 37.0%
Votes
44,328
36.7% share
Winning margin
12,522
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.9%
of 1,61,387

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHANANJOY MODAK
Left Front
44,32836.7%
2
ABDUS SALAM MUNSHI
AITC
31,80626.3%
3
URMIBALA MOOKHERJEE
BJP
30,69625.4%
4
JAFARULLA MOLLA
MUL
6,6195.5%
5
HARROJ ALI SHAIKH
IND
3,4672.9%
6
KRISHNA PRAMANIK
CPI(ML)(L)
2,1461.8%
7
MIR FAKIR MOHAMMAD
IND
1,7511.4%

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 (189th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 1.0% · max 49.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
189th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
201st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 36.7%AITC 26.3%BJP 25.4%MUL 5.5%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Dutch Cemetery

Dutch Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

Dutch Cemetery

Dutch Cemetery

Dutch Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

Dutch Cemetery

Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground

Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground

🏛️MonumentASI

Old English Cemetery or Old Residency Burial Ground

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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