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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Kaliaganj
Winner — 2016
PRAMATHA NATH RAY
INC· Mahajot
INC 52.6%AITC 30.9%5 others 16.5%
Votes
1,12,868
52.6% share
Winning margin
46,602
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
85.7%
of 2,50,603
Kaliaganj is a safe seat — PRAMATHA NATH RAY won by 21.7%.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAMATHA NATH RAY | Mahajot | 1,12,868 | 52.6% |
| 2 | BASANTA ROY |  AITC | 66,266 | 30.9% |
| 3 | RUPAK ROY | BJP | 27,252 | 12.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,533 | 1.6% |
| 5 | BASUDEB DEBSHARMA | 1,850 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | JITEN ROY SINHA | SWJP | 1,560 | 0.7% |
| 7 | JAGADISH RAJBHAR | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,313 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.4% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
46th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
280th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
39th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.6%AITC 30.9%BJP 12.7%OTH 2.2%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute diversified products🏺Tulai Panji Rice (Aromatic Rice)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.