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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 134 · 2006
Khardah
Winner — 2006
ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA
CPM· Left Front
CPM 56.6%BJP 33.3%3 others 10.1%
Votes
1,02,995
56.6% share
Winning margin
42,305
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.6%
of 2,12,592
Khardah is a safe seat — ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA won by 23.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA | Left Front | 1,02,995 | 56.6% |
| 2 | MAHADEB BASAK | BJP | 60,690 | 33.3% |
| 3 | GURUPADA BISWAS | INC | 13,638 | 7.5% |
| 4 | AMAL HALDER | IND | 2,382 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SOVA HOWLADAR | 2,339 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.1% · min 0.6% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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42nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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265th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.6%BJP 33.3%INC 7.5%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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