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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 218 · 2006

Debra

Winner — 2006

SK. JAHANGIR KARIM
CPM· Left Front
CPM 56.0%AITC 38.9%1 others 5.2%
Votes
80,109
56.0% share
Winning margin
24,471
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
91.9%
of 1,55,765

Debra is a safe seat — SK. JAHANGIR KARIM won by 17.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SK. JAHANGIR KARIM
Left Front
80,10956.0%
2
MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI
AITC
55,63838.9%
3
ASHOK HAJRA
INC
7,4105.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (214th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.1% · max 23.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
214th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
267th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
291st of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.0%AITC 38.9%INC 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%

What's nearby?

7 locations
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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.

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