Back to West Bengal 2016 map
West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2016
Kaliganj
Winner — 2016
HASANUZZAMAN SK
INC· Mahajot
INC 45.6%AITC 45.0%7 others 9.4%
Votes
85,125
45.6% share
Winning margin
1,227
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
85.9%
of 2,17,026
Kaliganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,227 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HASANUZZAMAN SK | Mahajot | 85,125 | 45.6% |
| 2 | AHAMED NASIRUDDIN (LAL) |  AITC | 83,898 | 45.0% |
| 3 | SAIKAT SARKAR | BJP | 10,373 | 5.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,349 | 1.3% |
| 5 | HARROJ ALI SHAIKH | 1,119 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | BIPLAB ROY | 1,075 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | ALTAF HOSSAIN SEKH | CPI(ML)(L) | 946 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SUNIL MANDAL | 890 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | SWAPAN MODAK | 711 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 32.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
152nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
73rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%AITC 45.0%BJP 5.6%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.