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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2006
Itahar
Winner — 2006
SRIKUMAR MUKHERJEE
CPI· Left Front
CPI 46.1%INC 45.6%5 others 8.3%
Votes
66,768
46.1% share
Winning margin
740
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.9%
of 1,66,720
Itahar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 740 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRIKUMAR MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 66,768 | 46.1% |
| 2 | AMAL ACHARJEE | INC | 66,028 | 45.6% |
| 3 | ABEDIN DR. ZAINAL |  AITC | 6,581 | 4.5% |
| 4 | JAYANTA SARKAR | IND | 1,999 | 1.4% |
| 5 | SULEMAN HAFIJI | CPI(M)(L) | 1,370 | 0.9% |
| 6 | UJJWAL KUMAR RAY | IND | 1,151 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SHOVAN LAL MITRA | 960 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.4% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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46th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
280th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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39th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 46.1%INC 45.6%OTH 8.3%
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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