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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 148 · 2009 by-elections
Alipore
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Firhad Hakim
AITC
AITC 71.2%CPI 24.1%3 others 4.8%
Votes
41,635
71.2% share
Winning margin
27,555
47.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Alipore is a safe seat — Firhad Hakim won by 47.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firhad Hakim |  AITC | 41,635 | 71.2% |
| 2 | Kaustav Chatt. | 14,080 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Mousumi Biswas | 1,785 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Narayn Das | IND | 681 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Ahijit Chakrabort | IND | 325 | 0.6% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (1st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe47.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.3% · max 64.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
98%
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1st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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206th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
13 seats · 7 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 71.2%CPI 24.1%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
81,61,961
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,960 km²
SC population30.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.2%Muslim 35.6%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.4%
Electricity47.3%
Sanitation62.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.0%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.2%
Health insurance36.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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