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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Krishnaganj
Winner — 2016
SATYAJIT BISWAS
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 53.7%CPM 33.1%6 others 13.2%
Votes
1,14,626
53.7% share
Winning margin
43,928
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
84.8%
of 2,51,773
Krishnaganj is a safe seat — SATYAJIT BISWAS won by 20.6%.
Seat history
4 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYAJIT BISWAS |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,14,626 | 53.7% |
| 2 | MRINAL BISWAS(MINI) | UPA | 70,698 | 33.1% |
| 3 | SUJIT KUMAR BISWAS | BJP | 17,741 | 8.3% |
| 4 | NITYA GOPAL MONDAL | UPA | 4,175 | 2.0% |
| 5 | RAJNATH SARKAR | 2,197 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,795 | 0.8% |
| 7 | BIPLAB KUMAR GOLDER | NDPOI | 1,245 | 0.6% |
| 8 | APURBA BISWAS | 915 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (237th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.1% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
237th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
281st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
277th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.7%CPM 33.1%BJP 8.3%OTH 4.0%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.