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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 86 · 2021 by-elections
Santipur
Winner — 2021 by-elections
BRAJA KISHOR GOSWAMI
AITC
AITC 55.4%BJP 23.4%2 others 21.2%
Votes
1,12,087
55.4% share
Winning margin
64,675
32.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Santipur is a safe seat — BRAJA KISHOR GOSWAMI won by 32.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAJA KISHOR GOSWAMI |  AITC | 1,12,087 | 55.4% |
| 2 | NIRANJAN BISWAS | 47,412 | 23.4% | |
| 3 | SOUMEN MAHATO | 39,958 | 19.8% | |
| 4 | RAJU PAL | 2,877 | 1.4% |
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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.4% · max 43.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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128th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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270th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
5 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.4%BJP 23.4%CPM 19.8%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
3 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.