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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 200 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Arambag
Winner — 2011
KRISHNA CHANDRA SANTRA
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 53.4%CPM 42.7%1 others 3.9%
Votes
98,011
53.4% share
Winning margin
19,563
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
88.4%
of 2,07,829
A clear win with a 10.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA CHANDRA SANTRA |  AITCAITC + INC | 98,011 | 53.4% |
| 2 | ASIT KUMAR MALIK | Left Front | 78,448 | 42.7% |
| 3 | SUKUMAR SANTRA | BJP | 7,194 | 3.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.2% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
195th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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165th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.4%CPM 42.7%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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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.