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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 164 · 2002 by-elections
Howrah South
Winner — 2002 by-elections
Krishna Kisor Ray (K. K. Ray)
CPM 76.4%INC 12.5%9 others 11.1%
Votes
78,977
76.4% share
Winning margin
66,014
63.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Howrah South is a safe seat — Krishna Kisor Ray (K. K. Ray) won by 63.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishna Kisor Ray (K. K. Ray) | 78,977 | 76.4% | |
| 2 | Srikanta Ghosh | 12,963 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Brajmohan Majumder |  AITC | 9,661 | 9.3% |
| 4 | Sukhamoy Sen | IND | 677 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Dinesh Gupta | 299 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | Sital Ghosh | IND | 197 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Manik Kolay | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Biswanath Sarkar | IND | 136 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Nazimuddin Mondal | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Partha Pratim Ghosh | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Vivekanand Srivastava | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
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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 (243rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe63.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 2.2% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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243rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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87th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 76.4%INC 12.5%AITC 9.3%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,96,694
Density
24306 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
185 km²
SC population5.4%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.5%Muslim 20.6%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity96.2%
Sanitation94.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)32.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance21.1%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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