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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2006
Islampur
Winner — 2006
MD. FARUQUE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.2%AITC 39.1%1 others 15.6%
Votes
55,240
45.2% share
Winning margin
7,412
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.4%
of 1,62,136
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD. FARUQUE | Left Front | 55,240 | 45.2% |
| 2 | ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY |  AITC | 47,828 | 39.1% |
| 3 | SHARIF AHMED | INC | 19,121 | 15.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.1% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
40th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
214th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.2%AITC 39.1%INC 15.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.