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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2019 by-elections
Islampur
Winner — 2019 by-elections
ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY
AITC
AITC 53.6%BJP 38.8%3 others 7.6%
Votes
77,528
53.6% share
Winning margin
21,387
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY |  AITC | 77,528 | 53.6% |
| 2 | DR. SAUMYAROOP MANDAL | 56,141 | 38.8% | |
| 3 | MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN | 5,208 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | GUHANEOGI SHANTIPROKASH | 5,128 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | DR. MD. TABIBUR RAHMAN | IDPP | 652 | 0.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.8% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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227th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
268th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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48th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
11 seats · 6 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 53.6%BJP 38.8%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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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.