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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 76 · 2006

Krishnagar West

Winner — 2006

ASOKE BANERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.8%AITC 40.3%4 others 10.9%
Votes
64,743
48.8% share
Winning margin
11,229
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
90.0%
of 1,47,325

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASOKE BANERJEE
Left Front
64,74348.8%
2
UJJAL BISWAS
AITC
53,51440.3%
3
SAMAR CHAKRABORTY
INC
7,1015.3%
4
SUBIMAL SENGUPTA (TABLU)
CPI(M)(L)
3,5772.7%
5
SHAILEN GHOSH
IND
2,3721.8%
6
HARAN BISWAS
1,3541.0%

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

High turnout (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 4.1% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
34th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.91
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
232nd of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.8%AITC 40.3%INC 5.3%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf

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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