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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2006
Santipur
Winner — 2006
AJOY DEY
INC· INC + GNLF (UPA)
INC 47.8%CPM 46.7%3 others 5.6%
Votes
89,834
47.8% share
Winning margin
2,113
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
92.5%
of 2,03,233
Santipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 2,113 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJOY DEY | INC + GNLF (UPA) | 89,834 | 47.8% |
| 2 | SANTANU CHAKRABARTI | Left Front | 87,721 | 46.7% |
| 3 | UJJAL NANDI | IND | 4,093 | 2.2% |
| 4 | KANCHAN MAITRA | BJP | 4,038 | 2.1% |
| 5 | AMAL SARKAR | 2,328 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (225th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 64.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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225th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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278th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%CPM 46.7%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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