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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2006
Diamond Harbour
Winner — 2006
RISHI HALDER
CPM· Left Front
CPM 47.5%AITC 43.6%7 others 8.9%
Votes
64,005
47.5% share
Winning margin
5,216
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
79.0%
of 1,70,498
A closely fought contest. RISHI HALDER won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RISHI HALDER | Left Front | 64,005 | 47.5% |
| 2 | SUBHASHIS CHAKRABORTY |  AITC | 58,789 | 43.6% |
| 3 | SAMIR PUTATUNDA | PDS | 5,472 | 4.1% |
| 4 | LIYKAT DAPTARI | IND | 2,282 | 1.7% |
| 5 | SWAPAN KUMAR SARDAR | 998 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | SUBRATA NARAYAN NAG. | 894 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | DHRUBA DAS | IND | 894 | 0.7% |
| 8 | GOURANGA HALDER | IND | 788 | 0.6% |
| 9 | MALA BANERJEE | JUM | 639 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (155th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.3% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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155th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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179th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%AITC 43.6%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,00,09,781
Density
2445 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,094 km²
SC population21.7%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.5%Muslim 25.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.9%
Electricity70.4%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate85.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance30.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.