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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 77 · 2011
Karimpur
Winner — 2011
SAMARENDRANATH GHOSH
CPM· Left Front
CPM 46.2%AITC 43.3%6 others 10.5%
Votes
82,244
46.2% share
Winning margin
5,085
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
90.6%
of 1,96,546
A closely fought contest. SAMARENDRANATH GHOSH won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMARENDRANATH GHOSH | Left Front | 82,244 | 46.2% |
| 2 | DR. RAMENDRA NATH SARKAR |  AITCUPA | 77,159 | 43.3% |
| 3 | INDRAJIT MONDAL | BJP | 8,098 | 4.5% |
| 4 | RAJIB SEKH | IND | 3,626 | 2.0% |
| 5 | SWAPAN KUMAR BISWAS | 2,628 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | BIKASH CHANDRA BISWAS | IND | 2,054 | 1.1% |
| 7 | REJAUL SEKH |  MUL | 1,446 | 0.8% |
| 8 | ABDULLA BISWAS | PDCI | 863 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 27.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
92nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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259th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.2%AITC 43.3%OTH 10.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,67,600
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,927 km²
SC population29.9%
ST population2.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
72%HINDU
Hindu 72.2%Muslim 26.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.2%
Electricity50.6%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.1%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Clay Doll🏺Tangail, Jamdani Saree & Shantipore Saree
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.