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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Sitalkuchi
Winner — 2006
HARISH CHANDRA BARMAN
CPM· Left Front
CPM 52.7%AITC 39.5%4 others 7.8%
Votes
75,093
52.7% share
Winning margin
18,867
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
88.6%
of 1,60,616
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARISH CHANDRA BARMAN | Left Front | 75,093 | 52.7% |
| 2 | LALIT CHANDRA PRAMANIK |  AITC | 56,226 | 39.5% |
| 3 | BIRENDRA NARAYAN BARMA | INC | 3,910 | 2.8% |
| 4 | BISHNUMANI PATOWARY | IND | 3,367 | 2.4% |
| 5 | SUBODH BARMAN | AMB | 2,406 | 1.7% |
| 6 | GIRINDRANATH BARMAN | IND | 1,372 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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12th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
278th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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280th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.7%AITC 39.5%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,19,086
Density
832 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,387 km²
SC population50.2%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.1%Muslim 25.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.7%
Electricity27.6%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER74.8%
Women literate79.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Clean cooking fuel25.7%
Health insurance36.0%
What's nearby?
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