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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Kultali
Winner — 2016
RAM SANKAR HALDER
CPM· Mahajot
CPM 37.4%AITC 31.4%6 others 31.2%
Votes
73,932
37.4% share
Winning margin
11,720
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.0%
of 2,30,180
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM SANKAR HALDER | Mahajot | 73,932 | 37.4% |
| 2 | GOPAL MAJHI |  AITC | 62,212 | 31.4% |
| 3 | JAYKRISHNA HALDAR | 48,058 | 24.3% | |
| 4 | BIKRAM NASKAR | BJP | 10,376 | 5.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,552 | 0.8% |
| 6 | TAPAN BAIRAGI | IND | 691 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PALLABI DAS | 535 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | BHUTNATH SARDAR | BMUP | 503 | 0.3% |
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
lean5.9%
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 37.4%AITC 31.4%SUCI 24.3%BJP 5.2%OTH 0.9%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 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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