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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2011
Islampur
Winner — 2011
ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 41.5%CPM 32.0%4 others 26.5%
Votes
49,326
41.5% share
Winning margin
11,272
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.2%
of 1,50,195
A clear win with a 9.5% margin.
Seat history
3 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.81 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY |  AITCAITC + INC | 49,326 | 41.5% |
| 2 | SAYEDA FARHAT AFROZ | Left Front | 38,054 | 32.0% |
| 3 | KANAIA LAL AGARWAL | IND | 20,870 | 17.6% |
| 4 | NEPAL DUTTA | BJP | 5,772 | 4.8% |
| 5 | MD. NADEEM AKHTER | IND | 2,941 | 2.5% |
| 6 | UMAR ALI | 1,944 | 1.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.8% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
227th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
268th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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48th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 41.5%CPM 32.0%IND 17.6%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.81 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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