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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Kulpi
Winner — 2006
SAKUNTALA PAIK
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.8%AITC 44.2%3 others 9.9%
Votes
51,680
45.8% share
Winning margin
1,792
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
82.0%
of 1,37,534
Kulpi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,792 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAKUNTALA PAIK | Left Front | 51,680 | 45.8% |
| 2 | JAGARANJAN HALDAR |  AITC | 49,888 | 44.2% |
| 3 | KRITTIBAS SARDAR | INC | 8,021 | 7.1% |
| 4 | JOYDEV JANTUYA | IND | 2,151 | 1.9% |
| 5 | NANDADULAL MONDAL | 1,028 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
49th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
233rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.8%AITC 44.2%INC 7.1%OTH 2.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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