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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2006
Bally
Winner — 2006
KANIKA GANGULY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 59.2%AITC 27.0%6 others 13.8%
Votes
54,262
59.2% share
Winning margin
29,525
32.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.4%
of 1,28,404
Bally is a safe seat — KANIKA GANGULY won by 32.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANIKA GANGULY | Left Front | 54,262 | 59.2% |
| 2 | REKHA RAUT |  AITC | 24,737 | 27.0% |
| 3 | TAPAN GANGULY | INC | 9,690 | 10.6% |
| 4 | SANKAR KUMAR DAS | IND | 1,203 | 1.3% |
| 5 | BISWAJIT MITRA (KAJAL) | IND | 732 | 0.8% |
| 6 | DEV KUMAR SHARMA | STPI | 486 | 0.5% |
| 7 | ASHOKE KUMAR PATRA | IND | 265 | 0.3% |
| 8 | GURU CHAND MONDAL | IND | 262 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (279th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 0.6% · max 49.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
279th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
287th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
251st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.2%AITC 27.0%INC 10.6%OTH 3.2%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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