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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Krishnaganj
Winner — 2021
ASHIS KUMAR BISWAS
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.7%AITC 41.6%7 others 7.7%
Votes
1,17,668
50.7% share
Winning margin
21,277
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.3%
of 2,75,166
A clear win with a 9.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHIS KUMAR BISWAS | BJP (NDA) | 1,17,668 | 50.7% |
| 2 | DR. TAPAS MANDAL |  AITC | 96,391 | 41.6% |
| 3 | JHUNU BAIDYA | 10,913 | 4.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,099 | 0.9% |
| 5 | DIPALI BISWAS | 1,801 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | SANAND ADHIKARY | PMPT | 1,380 | 0.6% |
| 7 | ASHIS BISWAS | IND | 835 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ASIT BARAN BISWAS | 484 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | ANUP KUMAR MONDAL | NDPOI | 367 | 0.2% |
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
safe9.2%
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
BJP 50.7%AITC 41.6%OTH 6.8%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 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
🏺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.