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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 256 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Katulpur
Winner — 2011
KHAN SAUMITRA
INC· AITC + INC
INC 47.4%CPM 46.6%2 others 6.0%
Votes
83,355
47.4% share
Winning margin
1,433
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
92.5%
of 1,90,151
Katulpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,433 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAN SAUMITRA | AITC + INC | 83,355 | 47.4% |
| 2 | PURNIMA BAGDI | Left Front | 81,922 | 46.6% |
| 3 | KOTAL TARUN | BJP | 6,180 | 3.5% |
| 4 | MOHAN SANTRA | 4,389 | 2.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (121st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
121st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
161st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%CPM 46.6%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,96,674
Density
523 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,882 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population10.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.3%Muslim 8.1%Other 7.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.0%
Electricity44.2%
Sanitation20.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.0%
Women literate68.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.8%
Health insurance43.4%
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.