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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Kultali
Winner — 2011
RAMSANKAR HALDER
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.6%SUCI 45.7%5 others 5.7%
Votes
81,297
48.6% share
Winning margin
4,813
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
89.0%
of 1,87,950
A closely fought contest. RAMSANKAR HALDER won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMSANKAR HALDER | Left Front | 81,297 | 48.6% |
| 2 | JOY KRISHNA HALDER | 76,484 | 45.7% | |
| 3 | SUJIT PATWARI | UPA | 3,277 | 2.0% |
| 4 | SANJOY MONDAL | IND | 2,177 | 1.3% |
| 5 | NILKANTHA MONDAL | BJP | 2,159 | 1.3% |
| 6 | KHUSILAL HALDER | 948 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | SHAKTINATH HALDER | IND | 922 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.3% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
20th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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215th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.6%SUCI 45.7%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A 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?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.