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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Kaliaganj
Winner — 2021
SOUMEN ROY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.7%AITC 39.6%9 others 11.7%
Votes
1,16,768
48.7% share
Winning margin
21,820
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
83.9%
of 2,85,592
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUMEN ROY | BJP (NDA) | 1,16,768 | 48.7% |
| 2 | TAPAN DEB SINGHA |  AITC | 94,948 | 39.6% |
| 3 | PRAVASH SARKAR | 16,770 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | SUDHIR SARKAR | IND | 4,004 | 1.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,007 | 1.3% |
| 6 | GOPAL CHUNARY | 1,073 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | SURESH BARMAN | IND | 1,028 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SHYAMA SARKAR | IND | 781 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Dilip Chandra Ray | IND | 552 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ALEN SARKAR | IND | 408 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NAMALA KANTA SARKAR | AMB | 387 | 0.2% |
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
lean9.1%
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
BJP 48.7%AITC 39.6%INC 7.0%OTH 3.4%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 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.