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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2006 by-elections
Islampur
Winner — 2006 by-elections
SAYEDA FARHAT AFROZ -'E'
CPM 41.9%AITC 35.3%3 others 22.7%
Votes
47,927
41.9% share
Winning margin
7,511
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 6.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAYEDA FARHAT AFROZ -'E' | 47,927 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | ABDUL KARIM CHOUDHARY |  AITC | 40,416 | 35.3% |
| 3 | HAMIDUL RAHAMAN | 22,037 | 19.3% | |
| 4 | MAHFUZ AHMED (MUNNA) | IND | 1,999 | 1.8% |
| 5 | MANABENDRA PAL | IND | 1,978 | 1.7% |
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.
High turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.1% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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40th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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214th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 41.9%AITC 35.3%INC 19.3%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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